The FCA has long since regarded non-financial misconduct as potentially relevant to the integrity and reputation elements of a regulated individual’s fitness and propriety. While not formally defined, non-financial misconduct is generally regarded as encompassing activities such as non-financial indictable criminal offences, bullying, victimisation, harassment, discrimination and, broadly, any other non-financial-related conduct (whether in or out of the workplace) which calls into question a firm’s or an employee’s integrity or reputation.
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