Charles Randell, chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has warned regulated businesses of the dangers of dabbling in digital tokens such as cryptocurrency.

The Financial Conduct Authority has won an interim restitution order of £676,000 against 5 of the 7 defendants accused of carrying on unauthorised deposit taking.

The FCA has issued a warning today about crypto asset-linked investment providers advertising or promising high returns.

This year, at least since March for obvious reasons, has been a wipe-out for Financial Planner events culminating in the postponement of the Personal Finance Society’s much-anticipated Festival of Financial Planning.