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Henry Saker-Clark

Macquarie fined £13m by City watchdog after fake trades

Macquarie Bank has been fined £13 million by the UK financial watchdog over fake trades (Alamy/PA) -

The UK’s financial watchdog has fined Macquarie Bank Limited £13 million after one of its London metals traders booked hundreds of fake trades to cover up losses.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) handed out the penalty for “serious failings” by the bank to allow the employee to record more than 400 fake trades.

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