Firm history · FRN 222043

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

FRN 2220431 enforcement actionTotal fines · £15,000,000

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16 Aug 2024

Fines

The FCA fined PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP £15,000,000 on 16 August 2024 for failing to act appropriately on information in its audit work relating to suspected fraudulent activity at London Capital & Finance plc. The breach was of Regulation 2 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Communications by Auditors) Regulations 2001, which requires auditors to notify the regulator when they have reasonable grounds to suspect relevant wrongdoing. The FCA imposed a financial penalty in its Final Notice; the notice itself records the regulatory breach and penalty.

Date	Action	Description
16 Aug 2024	Fines	The FCA fined PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP £15,000,000 on 16 August 2024 for failing to act appropriately on information in its audit work relating to suspected fraudulent activity at London Capital & Finance plc. The breach was of Regulation 2 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Communications by Auditors) Regulations 2001, which requires auditors to notify the regulator when they have reasonable grounds to suspect relevant wrongdoing. The FCA imposed a financial penalty in its Final Notice; the notice itself records the regulatory breach and penalty.

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