Accountancy firm PwC has today been fined £15m for failing to alert the FCA to suspected fraudulent activity at £237m failed mini-bond firm London Capital & Finance plc.

National accountancy firm MHA MacIntyre Hudson, which has a wealth management arm, has been censured by the FCA for failing to notify the FCA of rule breaches by firms it had audited.

The FCA has removed the regulatory permissions of high-risk investment firm Equitrade Markets Ltd (FRN 441877) due to concerns over failures to satisfy the suitability threshold condition.

The FCA has banned insurance adviser Martin Sarl from working in financial services and fined him £5,021 for acting without honesty and integrity.