Insights: FCA investigation

An “embarrassing situation”: how the FCA came unstuck at the Upper Tribunal

20 Jul 2023

The Upper Tribunal ruling in Seiler, Whitestone and Raitzin vs FCA was a significant defeat for the financial regulator. In a blog on the case, Tom Bushnell and Olivia Dwan ask whether, by too…

Tom Bushnell article analysing Santander’s £107m AML penalty published in Law360

12 Jan 2023

Tom Bushnell’s article on the lessons of Santander bank’s £107m penalty for breaching Anti-Money Laundering regulations has been published by Law360.

In his article Tom compares the FCA’s…

Santander’s festive £107m penalty: what can we learn from the FCA’s latest AML enforcement?

3 Jan 2023

As the Financial Conduct Authority imposes a £107m penalty on Santander bank for breaching its anti-money laundering rules, Hickman & Rose barrister Tom Bushnell asks, in a blog, what this means…

Tom Bushnell in FT Adviser on prospects for an FCA investigation into ‘mini-budget’ allegations

31 Oct 2022

Barrister Tom Bushnell has written an article for the FT Adviser in which he analyses recent calls for the FCA to investigate claims of insider dealing made in relation to the so-called ‘mini…

Hedge funds, Champagne and the pound: what are the legal ramifications of the ‘mini-budget’ conspiracy claims?

5 Oct 2022

Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng’s so-called ‘mini-budget’ of 23rd September has resulted in a slew of negative headlines for the UK Government.

One of the most striking stories…