The Central Bank has announced it has fined J&E Davy over €4 million for regulatory breaches arising from personal account dealing
Via RTÉ:
The Central Bank has fined stockbroker Davy €4.13m, the biggest fine of its kind in Ireland. for breaching market rules…
Via RTÉ:
What the Central Bank calls a “consortium” of 16 Davy employees, including a group of senior executives, bought bonds from a client at an agreed price.
But the client was not made aware that the consortium was made up of Davy employees.
This, the Central Bank says, created a “conflict of interest”.
The Central Bank said that in permitting the transaction to go ahead, Davy had acted “in a reckless manner”.
Central Bank fines Davy €4.1m for breaching market rules (RTÉ)