This week the Financial Services Authority hit private bank Coutts with an £8.75m fine after it found the bank had failed to operate in a way which prevented money laundering.
The number of complaints related to advising, selling and arranging rocketed from 647,000 in the first half of last year to almost 1.1 million in the second half, according to figures released by the FSA today.
Bankers could see bonuses capped at twice their basic pay and forced to return "golden hellos" if they fail to perform, under draft European rules being drawn up.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Coutts & Company £8.75m for failing to take reasonable care to establish and maintain effective anti-money laundering (AML) systems and controls.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is readying at least one 'mega fine' in the next three months as figures show it raised significantly less than usual in the first quarter of 2012.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined former finance director at Royal Liver Assurance Limited (RLA), George McGregor, £109,000 for entering into contracts on behalf of RLA without authorisation and which benefitted a former RLA employee.
The FSA has finalised its guidance on when firms can (and can not) receive commission post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR).