The Serious Fraud Office has secured an increased confiscation order against former stockbroker and convicted Ponzi scheme fraudster Nicholas Levene.

The FCA has revealed that 50% of authorised firms previously using the Gabriel data reporting system have moved across to the regulator’s new RegData data collection system.

The FCA halted 343 applications for authorisation from firms and individuals in 2020 in a clampdown to protect consumers.

SIPP provider Curtis Banks has appointed Jill Lucas as non-executive director. She has also been appointed chairwoman of the SIPP provider's fintech Dunstan Thomas.

The first Monday back after the Christmas break has come to be known as “Divorce Day” – this year it fell on 4 January.