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Rahman Ravelli's Syed Rahman was recently asked by Law360 to comment on a piece looking closely at the ongoing Minibond scandal surrounding the collapse of London Capital and Finance, which left thousands of investors facing huge losses.
By Syedur Rahman 30 August 2019
Allegations over accounting irregularities at Goals Soccer Centres have attracted the Financial Conduct Authority’s attention. Syedur Rahman of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli sees a possible Financial Services Act 2012 case.
By Syedur Rahman 20 August 2019
The 2019 fiscal year saw the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issue its largest total amount in fines against individuals.
By Nicola Sharp
2 August 2019
2 min read
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requires traders to have a better understanding of its five conduct rules, it said at its annual public meeting yesterday. The FCA is focused on financial crime and other failings covered by the conduct...
By Nicola Sharp
24 July 2019
3 min read
The overarching theme in the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority annual report is one of change, as the regulator looks beyond Brexit and its impact on resources.
By Nicola Sharp
18 July 2019
2 min read
The FCA has reported that it carried out more dawn raids last year than in any year since 2010. But – in an era where the regulator is opening more cases, spending a higher budget and employing more staff – Syedur Rahman argues that the rea...
By Syedur Rahman
15 July 2019
3 min read
The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) recent conviction of a UBS compliance officer and her friend have escalated the regulator's convictions on its criminal insider dealing prosecutions by a third in number to 89% in the last five years.
By Azizur Rahman 11 July 2019
The deterioration of Neil Woodford’s flagship £3.7 billion fund has prompted the FCA to consider reviewing how investments in illiquid assets are regulated. Many have criticised the financial watchdog for failing to react to the unfolding c...
By Syedur Rahman 25 June 2019
Syed looks closely at why the number of dawn raids conducted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has almost doubled over the past year, from 13 in 2017 to 25 in 2018 and why this increase is such a significant one. He argues that the r...
By Syedur Rahman 11 June 2019
