Barclays fined record $62m by UK regulator

U.K. regulators fined Barclays Bank Plc, Britain’s second-biggest bank, a record 37.7 million pounds ($62 million) for failing to properly protect client assets. The Financial Conduct Authority said Tuesday that the penalty was the largest ever for such violations and reflected significant weakness in the systems and controls at Barclays’ investment banking division between November … Read more

RBS fined £14m over poor mortgage advice

Where do we draw the line when it comes to consumer protection? If something sounds too good to be true, that is generally the case. An offer to drive a new car for R699 has to be questioned, if a bank offers an existing indebted client more cash, whose fault is it if they cannot … Read more