FCA to examine how it treated whistleblower who died by suicide

Britain's financial regulator is reviewing its treatment of a whistleblower who took his own life after revealing alleged wrongdoing at a Wall Street brokerage formerly run by US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick. Simon Andriesz's suicide last month has triggered controversy over whether the Financial Conduct Authority was supportive enough of the 57-year-old and whether it took his allegations of retaliation by his former employer sufficiently seriously. A cross-party group of MPs has warned Andriesz's death raised deeply troubling questions and called for an external inquiry into the FCA's handling of whistleblowers.

The FCA told the FT it had asked Lea Paterson, a former Bank of England official who recently joined the regulator's board as a non-executive, to lead a review examining how it interacted with Mr Andriesz to learn any lessons for the future. The regulator aims to publish the conclusions of its internal review by the end of the year.

Andriesz blew the whistle to several US and UK regulators about alleged wrongdoing at BGC Group, a listed broker controlled by Cantor Fitzgerald where he was a managing director. While other regulators imposed penalties on BGC as a result of information Andriesz provided, he told a recent event that the FCA did not investigate most of his allegations and only took supervisory action that was basically a slap on the wrist. However, while other regulators imposed penalties on BGC as a result of information Andriesz provided, he told a recent event that the FCA did not investigate most of his allegations and only took supervisory action that was basically a slap on the wrist.

英国金融监管机构正在审查其对一名举报人的处理方式，该举报人在揭露前美国商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克曾管理的华尔街经纪公司涉嫌不当行为后自杀。57岁的西蒙·安德里亚兹上月自杀，引发争议，人们质疑英国金融行为监管局是否对其支持不足，以及是否认真对待了他关于前雇主报复的指控。一个跨党派议员小组警告称，安德里亚兹之死提出了极其令人不安的问题，并呼吁对金融行为监管局处理举报人的方式进行外部调查。金融行为监管局告诉《金融时报》，已要求前英国央行官员莉亚·帕特森（最近以非执行董事身份加入监管机构董事会）领导一项审查，审查其与安德里亚兹的互动方式，以吸取未来教训。监管机构计划在年底前公布其内部审查的结论。安德里亚兹向多家美国和英国监管机构举报了BGC Group涉嫌不当行为，该公司是Cantor Fitzgerald控制的一家上市经纪公司，他曾担任董事总经理。虽然其他监管机构因安德里亚兹提供的信息对BGC Group实施了处罚，但他最近在一次活动中表示，金融行为监管局并未调查他的大部分指控，仅采取了基本是象征性的监管行动。然而，虽然其他监管机构因安德里亚兹提供的信息对BGC Group实施了处罚，但他最近在一次活动中表示，金融行为监管局并未调查他的大部分指控，仅采取了基本是象征性的监管行动。