UK FCA to investigate itself after whistleblower died by suicide
Regulator appoints ex-BoE official to examine procedures as it faces criticism from former staff
The UK’s financial regulator has said it is reviewing how it handles whistleblowers after Simon Andriesz, who exposed evidence of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick’s ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, died by suicide.
Stephen Braviner Roman, general counsel and chief risk officer at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said on October 6 that it had asked Lea Paterson, a former Bank of England official who recently joined its board as an independent non-executive director, to
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