Yesterday's £2.8m fine for Scottish Equitable took the FSA's total this year beyond £88m, representing a rise of some 153% on 2009.
The FSA today fined two accountants a total of £145,000 after an investigation into a boiler room share scam.
The FSA fined IFAs nearly a million pounds in the seven months to July, over three times as much as the whole of 2009.
The FSA has imposed one of its largest-ever fines on an individual for insurance fraud as part of a wider crackdown which has seen five people banned in total.
The High Court today ordered an investment consultant pay almost £90m to the FSA for unlawfully accepting deposits without authorisation.
The FSA has fined and banned a former oil futures broker for manipulating the price of brent oil after an "extremely heavy" drinking session.
The FSA has banned and fined a share-ramping stockbroker £2.8m in its biggest ever penalty against an individual.
The FSA has banned three mortgage brokers from working in regulated financial services and fined a fourth £17,500 for mortgage fraud and advice failings.
The FSA has fined a London stock broking firm and senior director £235,000 for putting customers at risk of agressive sales tactics in penny share dealings.
John Bakie argues many FSA fines could have been avoided if firms would only listen to the regulator