Leopold Joseph fined over forex control failings.

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: June 2, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: JIM ARMITAGE

LEOPOLD Joseph & Sons, banker to the Rolling Stones, was today dealt a stinging rebuke and fined by the Financial Services Authority over lax controls that allowed a foreign exchange investor to go five times over their credit limit.

The private bank was given discretion to use the customer's money to trade forex within a preset limit of potential losses. But, unknown to the client, Leopold Joseph's traders ran up losses way beyond that barrier.

The punter, who remains unidentified, was able to pay up, but the regulator warned that such poor ...

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