Brokers banned over lies

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The FSA has banned two Leytonstone insurance brokers, Faraz Ahmed Siddique and Waqas Ahmed Siddique, for lying to cover up Siddique’s criminal conviction.

Waqas Siddique was charged with conspiracy to defraud in March 2007. One month later he applied for individual approval to perform controlled functions at Aston Sterling Insurance Services Limited (Aston Sterling). On his FSA application, he signed a declaration that he had no previous criminal convictions and was not the subject of any current criminal proceedings.

After Waqas Siddique’s conviction in June 2008, Faraz Siddique, told the FSA that his brother had resigned. He then applied to take over the controlled functions, but at no point did Faraz Siddique notify the FSA of his brother’s criminal conviction, despite being aware that this was the reason for his brother’s resignation from Aston Sterling.

Margaret Cole, the FSA’s director of enforcement and financial crime, said: “Aston Sterling was only able to operate as an insurance intermediary because the Siddique brothers lied to the FSA. With invaluable assistance from the Metropolitan Police and the Prison Service

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