The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned a scammer is operating practically on its doorstep under the name Brookes and Hargreaves.
The firm, which proportes to provide financial advice and wealth management services, is located within five minutes walk from the regulator itself, at 40 Bank Street, Canary Wharf. The FCA warned the firm was un-authorised and was targeting people in the UK. The firm's name Brookes and Hargreaves is not to be confused with Hargreaves Lansdown, an investment broker authorised by the regulator, which is located in Bristol. The FCA said: "We believe this firm has been providing financial services or products in the UK without our authorisation. "Almost all firms and individuals of...
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