On August 28, 2014, the FCA published its final notice fining Deutsche Bank for incorrectly reporting equity swap CFD transactions between 2007 and 2013. The bank was fined £4,718,800. Accurate transaction reporting is important for the FCA to properly monitor and detect suspected market abuse, insider trading and market manipulation.

The final notice is available at: http://www.fca.org.uk/static/documents/final-notices/deutsche-bank-ag.pdf.

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