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FCA Bans & Fines Financial Advisor £100,281 for Insider Dealing
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned and fined financial advisor Neil Sedgwick Dwane £100,281 for insider dealing, following misconduct that breached market integrity and professional trust. In 2022, Mr Dwane, acting as an advisor for ITM Power Plc (ITM), had access to confidential market-sensitive information concerning an upcoming company announcement scheduled for 27 October. The announcement triggered a 37% drop in ITM’s share price. The day before the announc

OpusDatum
Oct 222 min read
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When Does a Challenger Bank Stop Challenging? The AML Fine as Rite of Passage
For more than a decade, challenger banks have styled themselves as the antidote to a stagnant, fee-ridden and tech-deficient banking...

Elizabeth Travis
Oct 174 min read
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West Brothers Sentenced for Insider Trading & Ordered to Repay £280,000
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has secured the sentencing of Matthew and Nikolas West for insider dealing, with the brothers...

OpusDatum
Aug 312 min read
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FCA fines Barclays £42 million for failures in financial crime controls
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays Bank UK PLC and Barclays Bank PLC a combined £42 million following two separate...

OpusDatum
Jul 152 min read
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FCA fines Monzo £21 million for significant financial crime control failings
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed a fine of £21,091,300 on Monzo Bank Ltd for serious weaknesses in its financial crime...

OpusDatum
Jul 72 min read
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OFSI Issues First-Ever Information Offence Penalty
On 11 April 2025, the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) imposed a £5,000 monetary penalty on Svarog Shipping &...

OpusDatum
May 73 min read
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FCA Takes Action Against Crispin Odey with £1.8m Fine & Industry Ban
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced its decision to fine Crispin Odey, founder of Odey Asset Management LLP (OAM), £1.8...

OpusDatum
Mar 172 min read
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Medical Providers Settle Bribery & False Claims Act Violations for $1.9m in Laboratory Kickback Scheme
A group of medical providers and marketing entities have agreed to pay a combined total of $1,913,808Â to settle allegations of False...

OpusDatum
Mar 62 min read
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Israeli Freight Forwarder Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Violating Export Restrictions Imposed on Russia
Gal Haimovich, 49, of Israel, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to...

US Department of Justice
Feb 222 min read
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Health Net Federal Services, LLC and Centene Corporation Agree to Pay Over $11 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Cybersecurity Violations
Note : View the settlement agreement here . Health Net Federal Services Inc. (HNFS) of Rancho Cordova, California and its corporate...

US Department of Justice
Feb 183 min read
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FCA fines Mako for failings relating to cum-ex trading
The FCA has fined Mako Financial Markets Partnership LLP (Mako) £1,662,700 for failing to ensure it had effective systems and controls to...

Financial Conduct Authority
Feb 184 min read
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FinCEN Announces $37,000,000 Civil Money Penalty Against Brink’s Global Services USA, Inc. for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act
The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a $37,000,000 civil money penalty against...

US FinCEN
Feb 62 min read
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