Exclusive: In 2021 a whistleblower raised concerns about WealthTek, but the firm was allowed to keep trading before it collapsed earlier this year with 81.4m of client money missing.
A whistleblower raised concerns about discretionary fund manager (DFM) WealthTek to the FCA two years prior to the firm collapsing, Citywire New Model Adviser has learned.
Newcastle-based WealthTek was placed into special administration on 6 April, after the FCA filed an application to the High Court. Special administrators BDO later revealed there was an 81.4m
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