FCA Fines 2013

How much has the FCA fined firms and individuals in 2013?

The FCA has issued 46 monetary penalties totalling £473,213,738 in 2013 (last updated 19 Dec 2013).

Last updated 19 Dec 2013

RegActions records £473,213,738 across 46 disclosed monetary penalties in 2013. The latest included penalty is dated 19 Dec 2013.

The total includes positive monetary penalties with amounts that have passed the RegActions amount-review gate. It excludes non-monetary actions and records whose amounts require review.

Check the FCA's official 2013 fines page · Explore the complete FCA fines database · Read the FCA fines 2013 monthly report · Open the 2013 actions workspace

What counts as an FCA fine?

An FCA fine is a financial penalty imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority and disclosed through an official notice or annual fines page. RegActions keeps monetary penalties separate from prohibitions, cancellations, public censures and other non-monetary enforcement outcomes. This prevents action counts from being mistaken for fine counts and makes the published total easier to audit.

How to verify an FCA penalty

Start with the firm or individual, penalty date and disclosed amount, then open the linked FCA notice. The notice explains the rule breaches, affected period and sanction. RegActions provides the comparison and monthly analysis layer, while the regulator publication remains the authoritative source for the decision.

Monthly breakdown

MonthPenaltiesTotal
January5£1,035,537
February4£101,440,000
March5£36,684,300
April1£13,300
May2£3,197,100
June3£7,039,477
July8£16,699,651
August3£720,673
September6£169,528,700
October4£105,910,000
November1£900,200
December4£30,044,800

FCA fines issued in 2013

Firm or individualDateAmountBreachEvidence
JLT Specialty Limited19 Dec 2013£1,876,000PAYMENTSOfficial source
Westwood Independent Financial Planners17 Dec 2013£100,000MIS_SELLINGOfficial source
Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Bank of Scotland plc11 Dec 2013£28,038,800SYSTEMS_CONTROLSOfficial source
Christopher Willford11 Dec 2013£30,000GOVERNANCEOfficial source
SEI Investments (Europe) Limited25 Nov 2013£900,200CLIENT_MONEYOfficial source
Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank)29 Oct 2013£105,000,000Not categorisedOfficial source
Porta Verde Financial Services Limited24 Oct 2013£25,000Not categorisedOfficial source
Mark Bentley-Leek18 Oct 2013£525,000FRAUDOfficial source
Mustafa Dervish18 Oct 2013£360,000FRAUDOfficial source
Alison Moran30 Sep 2013£20,000Not categorisedOfficial source
ICAP Europe Limited25 Sep 2013£14,000,000Not categorisedOfficial source
Clydesdale Bank PLC24 Sep 2013£8,904,000LENDINGOfficial source
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA18 Sep 2013£137,610,000INVESTMENTOfficial source
AXA Wealth Services Ltd12 Sep 2013£1,802,200MIS_SELLINGOfficial source
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited and Aberdeen Fund Management Limited2 Sep 2013£7,192,500CLIENT_MONEYOfficial source
Mr Andrew Jeffery23 Aug 2013£150,000Not categorisedOfficial source
Guaranty Trust Bank (UK) Limited8 Aug 2013£525,000AMLOfficial source
Vandana Madhukar Parikh6 Aug 2013£45,673MARKET_ABUSEOfficial source
John Douglas Leslie26 Jul 2013£28,000Not categorisedOfficial source
Paul David Cable19 Jul 2013£140,000INSURANCEOfficial source
Swinton Group Limited16 Jul 2013£7,380,400INSURANCEOfficial source
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V16 Jul 2013£5,620,300MARKET_ABUSEOfficial source
Jeffrey Simon Bennett12 Jul 2013£28,000GOVERNANCEOfficial source
David Thomas Davis5 Jul 2013£70,258MARKET_ABUSEOfficial source
Michael Coscia3 Jul 2013£597,993MARKET_ABUSEOfficial source
Policy Administration Services Limited1 Jul 2013£2,834,700INSURANCEOfficial source
Gurpreet Singh Chadda19 Jun 2013£945,277FRAUDOfficial source
Sesame Limited5 Jun 2013£6,031,200SYSTEMS_CONTROLSOfficial source
Christopher John Riches5 Jun 2013£63,000PRINCIPLESOfficial source
Xcap Securities Plc31 May 2013£120,900CLIENT_MONEYOfficial source
J.P. Morgan International Bank Limited10 May 2013£3,076,200SYSTEMS_CONTROLSOfficial source
Douglas Jones29 Apr 2013£13,300FRAUDOfficial source
EFG Private Bank28 Mar 2013£4,200,000AMLOfficial source
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited27 Mar 2013£16,000,000Not categorisedOfficial source
Prudential plc27 Mar 2013£14,000,000Not categorisedOfficial source
Care Asset Management Limited27 Mar 2013£56,000RECORD_KEEPINGOfficial source
Lamprell plc18 Mar 2013£2,428,300Not categorisedOfficial source
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, Lloyds TSB Scotland Plc, and Bank of Scotland plc15 Feb 2013£4,315,000PAYMENTSOfficial source
Nestor Healthcare Group Limited14 Feb 2013£175,000GOVERNANCEOfficial source
UBS AG8 Feb 2013£9,450,000INVESTMENTOfficial source
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc6 Feb 2013£87,500,000Not categorisedOfficial source
Patrick Sejean24 Jan 2013£650,000MARKET_ABUSEOfficial source
Harbinder Panesar15 Jan 2013£212,237Not categorisedOfficial source
Christopher Ollerenshaw7 Jan 2013£50,000LENDINGOfficial source
Thomas Reeh7 Jan 2013£10,000LENDINGOfficial source
Co-operative Bank plc4 Jan 2013£113,300INSURANCEOfficial source

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest FCA fine in 2013?

The largest FCA fine issued in 2013 and currently recorded by RegActions is £137,610,000, issued to JP Morgan Chase Bank NA on 18 Sep 2013 by the Financial Conduct Authority. This reflects amounts that have passed RegActions' amount-review gate; see the fines table below for the complete, source-linked list.

How much has FCA fined in 2013?

RegActions records £473,213,738 in disclosed Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) monetary penalties in 2013, based on source-linked notices that have passed the amount-review gate. This excludes non-monetary actions such as prohibitions and public censures.

How many FCA penalties were issued in 2013?

RegActions has recorded 46 disclosed Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) monetary penalties in 2013 so far. This counts individual penalty notices, not firms, since some are fined more than once in a year.

How can I verify a FCA fine?

Start with the firm or individual name, the penalty date and the disclosed amount, then open the linked Financial Conduct Authority notice. The notice sets out the rule breaches, the affected period and the sanction. RegActions links every record to its official source; the regulator's own publication remains the authoritative record.

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