FCA fines Hargreave Hale and R&M over IPO misconduct scandal while Newton given immunity

Hargreave Hale seeking legal advice

Mike Sheen
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The Financial Conduct Authority has found Newton Investment Management, Hargreave Hale and River & Mercantile Asset Management guilty of breaking competition laws for their involvement in an information-sharing scandal, which saw the regulator fine former Newton portfolio manager Paul Stephany earlier in February.

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