FCA Fines 2020

How much has the FCA fined firms and individuals in 2020?

The FCA has issued 13 monetary penalties totalling £192,634,818 in 2020 (last updated 21 Dec 2020).

Last updated 21 Dec 2020

RegActions records £192,634,818 across 13 disclosed monetary penalties in 2020. The latest included penalty is dated 21 Dec 2020.

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 2020 fines page · Explore the complete FCA fines database · Read the FCA fines 2020 monthly report · Open the 2020 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
January1£91,000
February1£2,774,400
March2£64,800
June2£101,852,200
October2£49,181,518
November1£3,444,100
December4£35,226,800

FCA fines issued in 2020

Firm or individualDateAmountBreachEvidence
Charles Schwab UK Limited21 Dec 2020£8,963,200CLIENT_MONEYOfficial source
Barclays Bank UK PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, Clydesdale Financial Services Limited15 Dec 2020£26,056,400CONDUCTOfficial source
Corrado Abbattista15 Dec 2020£100,000MARKET_ABUSEOfficial source
LJ Financial Planning Ltd10 Dec 2020£107,200MIS_SELLINGOfficial source
TFS-ICAP Limited23 Nov 2020£3,444,100PRINCIPLESOfficial source
Goldman Sachs International22 Oct 2020£48,308,400INVESTMENTOfficial source
Asia Research and Capital Management Ltd14 Oct 2020£873,118FINANCIAL_PROMOTIONSOfficial source
Commerzbank AG17 Jun 2020£37,805,400AMLOfficial source
Lloyds Bank Plc, Bank of Scotland Plc and The Mortgage Business Plc11 Jun 2020£64,046,800CONDUCTOfficial source
Robert Ian Shaw16 Mar 2020£41,400PRINCIPLESOfficial source
Lloyd Arnold Pope16 Mar 2020£23,400PRINCIPLESOfficial source
Moneybarn Limited17 Feb 2020£2,774,400CONDUCTOfficial source
Hall and Hanley Limited (HHL)21 Jan 2020£91,000FRAUDOfficial source

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest FCA fine in 2020?

The largest FCA fine issued in 2020 and currently recorded by RegActions is £64,046,800, issued to Lloyds Bank Plc, Bank of Scotland Plc and The Mortgage Business Plc on 11 Jun 2020 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 2020?

RegActions records £192,634,818 in disclosed Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) monetary penalties in 2020, 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 2020?

RegActions has recorded 13 disclosed Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) monetary penalties in 2020 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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