The FCA has provisionally banned two financial advisers for “acting without integrity” in relation to SIPPs pensions advice involving £10m of investments.

The FCA has cancelled the permissions and withdrawn the authorisation of London-based financial advice firm Elan Financial Group Ltd (FRN: 48971).

The FCA has fined HSBC Bank plc, HSBC UK Bank plc, and Marks and Spencer Financial Services plc (HSBC) £6.28m for failures in its treatment of customers who were experiencing financial difficulties.

Citigroup Global Markets Limited (CGML) has been hit today with two fines by UK financial regulators totalling nearly £62m.