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Financial services regulatory consultancy Fscom said one of the drivers of the jump in raids was likely to be an FCA crackdown on unregulated investments.
FCA raids are searches of business and individuals’ premises by the regulator under warrant and in the presence of police officers.
They are often carried out in the early hours of the morning and are designed to capture as much potential evidence as possible. Arrests can also be made.
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