Aviva subsidiaries received an £8.25 million fine for client-asset protection failures
Company: Aviva plc
Summary
In October 2016, the UK Financial Conduct Authority fined Aviva Pension Trustees UK Limited and Aviva Wrap UK Limited £8,246,800 for failures involving oversight of outsourced providers and protection of client assets. The FCA found breaches between 1 January 2013 and 2 September 2015. The companies lacked adequate controls and resources for overseeing outsourced administration of client money and custody-asset reconciliations. Internal reconciliation deficiencies led to both under-segregation and over-segregation of client money; under-segregation peaked at £74.4 million. The FCA reported that no actual loss of client money or custody assets occurred. This record concerns regulated Aviva subsidiaries and does not claim that customers suffered a realized financial loss. Source / proof: UK Financial Conduct Authority: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-fines-aviva-pension-trustees-uk-limited-and-aviva-wrap-uk-limited-8-2m
Record details
- Category
- Corporate Misconduct
- When it happened
- January 1, 2013–September 2, 2015
- Status
- Resolved (October 5, 2016)
- Severity
- high
- Added to Rotten Company
Source
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