Vivienne Calloway
Regulatory Correspondent
Vivienne Calloway is a regulatory correspondent at BestForex.io specialising in FCA enforcement, market abuse and derivatives regulation across UK and European markets. She has reported on financial services regulation for over twelve years.
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Articles by Vivienne Calloway
FCA Ban and £2 Million Fine Upheld: The British Steel Adviser Who Put His Own Profits Before People's Pensions
The Upper Tribunal has confirmed the FCA's lifetime ban and £2,037,892 fine against Darren Reynolds — the worst British Steel pension adviser the regulator encountered — after he falsified documents, lied to regulators, and extracted assets from his own firm.
Dinosaur Merchant Bank: The Lights Went Out
A routine system upgrade in June 2024 silently disconnected Dinosaur Merchant Bank's CFD surveillance. For four months, billions in trades ran unmonitored. The FCA fined the firm £338,000 — but the real question is whether any market abuse moved through the gap.