FCA fines JP Morgan £3m

May 23, 2013, 1:52pm

THE UK financial regulator today announced that it has fined JP Morgan’s wealth management unit over £3m for failing to give clients the correct advice.

The Financial Conduct Authority said that it had discovered the bank’s failings as part of its thematic review of wealth management firms in Britain and the suitability of their advice.

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