Regulation

FCA flooded with whistleblower reports amid money-laundering crackdown

More than 140 City staffers have told the regulator their firms are failing to stop dirty money

'Insiders feel financial institutions still do not have the proper measures in place to prevent criminal activity'
'Insiders feel financial institutions still do not have the proper measures in place to prevent criminal activity' Photo: Getty Images

The Financial Conduct Authority is being inundated with whistleblower reports about City firms' anti-money laundering controls, new figures show.

Staff at banks and other financial institutions have delivered at least 141 reports to the watchdog since 2017, data from advisory firm Accuracy reveals.

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