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James Edward Staley
Individual23 July 2025Fine · £1,107,307
01 · In plain English
What happened.
The Financial Conduct Authority fined James Edward Staley £1,107,307 and prohibited him from holding senior management functions. The FCA’s Final Notice, published following the Upper Tribunal’s decision of 26 June 2025 (which upheld the FCA’s Decision Notice of 30 May 2023), found breaches of Individual Conduct Rules 1 (must act with integrity) and 3 (must be open and cooperative with regulators) and Senior Manager Conduct Rule 4 (must disclose information the FCA would reasonably expect notice of). The action was recorded on the FCA register on 23 July 2025.
Summary generated from the FCA notice and press reports. Check the final notice below before relying on it.
02 · Enforcement details
What the FCA published.
On 23 July 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority fined James Edward Staley £1,107,307. We issued a Final Notice following the Upper Tribunal’s decision dated 26 June 2025 (upholding our Decision Notice of 30 May 2023 which sought to fine and ban Mr Staley). This Final Notice refers to breaches of Individual Conduct Rules 1 (not acting with integrity) and 3 (open and cooperative with regulators) and Senior Manager Conduct Rule 4 (disclosure of information of which the FCA would reasonably expect notice. We imposed a financial penalty and a prohibition from holding senior management functions. Source: the FCA's published list of 2025 fines. Notice:
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