On the 30 April, FCA executed a search warrant in West London with the assistance of the City of London Police Economic Crime Directorate.
Two people, a man aged 41 and a woman aged 37, were arrested and questioned in connection with an investigation in to insider dealing and market abuse.
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The FCA in its statement said that no further details can be confirmed at this time and no individuals have been charged.
"The arrests are not linked to any other ongoing insider dealing investigation," the statement added.
It was also revealed that business and private premises in Switzerland were also searched by the Swiss authorities in connection with the FCA’s investigation.
Insider dealing is a criminal offence that is punishable by a fine or up to seven years imprisonment.
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