FCA fines compliance officer £75,000 over DB transfer failings
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined an individual compliance oversight officer £75,000 for "failing to exercise due skill, care and diligence" with regard to pension transfers in his role at two firms.
The regulator found David Watters had failed to "take reasonable steps" to make sure the advice process in place for Enhanced Transfer Value (ETV) pension transfer exercises was adequate and met regulatory...
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