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Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€15.6mTotal of monetary amounts
€15.6mLargest single case: Macquarie Bank Limited, London Branch
€15.6mMedian per case with an amount

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1 case

26 Nov 2024 Macquarie Bank Limited, London BranchMacquarie Bank London: 13 million GBP – trader concealed over 400 fictitious trades United KingdomOrganisational requirements €15.6m

From June 2020 to February 2022, a trader on the metals and commodities desk was able to book over 400 fictitious trades and circumvent three key internal controls in order to conceal losses; the bank was partly aware of the weaknesses but did not remedy them in time. Unwinding the positions cost around 57.8 million USD; the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) imposed 13 million GBP on the bank and banned the trader Travis Klein.

What organisations can take from it

Close known control weaknesses in trading with a deadline and a responsible person – otherwise a lone perpetrator becomes an organisational failure.

Relevance to training and awareness

Recognising and reporting circumvention of controls in trading

Authority / court
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Organisational requirements
Legal basis
FCA Principles for Businesses, Principle 3 (Systeme und Kontrollen); s. 206 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Employees
10,000 or more
Liability of senior managers
Prohibition order imposed on the trader; no fine imposed on him on grounds of serious financial hardship.

Original amount 13,031,400 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Nov 2024.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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