FCA fines Bank of Scotland £45m over fraud failings

The FCA has today fined Bank of Scotland (BOS) £45.5m for failures to disclose information about its suspicions that fraud may have occurred at the Reading-based Impaired Assets (IAR) team of Halifax Bank of Scotland.

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Adviser network makes new senior hire

Adviser network Openwork has strengthened its ambition to grow its UK financial advice proposition with the appointment of a new a head of recruitment and development.

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FCA resumes HBOS probe after 6 jailed

The Financial Conduct Authority is to resume its investigations into the Reading-based branch of Halifax Bank of Scotland after a police probe resulted in six people being jailed for a total of 47 years for fraud and money laundering offences.

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HBOS failure: Board was a "model of self-delusion"

The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards has hit out at the board of HBOS, branding it "a model of self-delusion." Read more...