FCA fines mortgage adviser £63k

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined a sole trader £63,000 for arranging mortgages without permission and giving false information to the regulator.

The watchdog also banned Essex-based Christopher John Riches. The FCA said Riches arranged mortgages after his regulatory permission had been removed, failed to have any professional indemnity insurance (PII) and gave false information to the regulator. In December 2009 the regulator discovered that Riches did not have PII cover, an FCA requirement for all authorised firms. The following month Riches agreed with the FCA that he would stop performing regulated activities and had his regulatory permission removed. However, during the period between May 2010 and August 2011, Riches co...

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