Internal review clears FCA chair of breaching whistleblower privacy policy

The chair of the FCA, Ashley Alder, has been cleared of wrongdoing after two allegations were made against him of not protecting the identity of whistleblowers.

By Neasa MacErlean

A review of his actionsby the regulator's senior independent director found that he had not followed the letter of the organisation's policy but that "his aim was simply to ensure that appropriate action was taken".