Andrew Tinney, the former chief operating office of Barclays Wealth who was censured today by the FCA over his conduct, says the regulator “went after the wrong man.”

The FCA has issued a public censure today on a senior Barclays Wealth executive but dropped a move to partially ban him from the sector following an appeal.

Andrew Tinney, former chief operating officer of Barclays Wealth and Investment Management, has appealed against a ban by the FCA from carrying out any senior management role in any regulated financial services provider.