According to the watchdog, the company's internal controls were found to be insufficient and failed to detect falsified audit documentation.
FCA now wants DTT to return client funds and complete the closure of all trading positions.
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) revoked Direct
Trading Technologies UK Ltd (DTT)'s regulatory permissions and froze its
access to assets following concerns over financial controls and transparency.
The FCA’s intervention, effective from 27 March 2025, bans
DTT from offering any regulated financial services in the UK and demands the
closure of all open trading positions.
“On 27 March 2025, we placed restrictions on Direct Trading Technologies (DTT), preventing it from carrying on any regulated activities and
restricting access to its assets,” the regulator mentioned in a notice today
(Friday).
Source: FCA
Besides that, the firm must also ring-fence client funds.
These actions followed a formal audit process that uncovered what the auditors
reasonably believed to be fabricated financial documents.
Allegations of Falsified Audit Records
According to the FCA’s notice, DTT’s problems became
impossible to ignore when, during a January 2025 audit, its financial
statements appeared to include falsified documentation.
This documentation was allegedly used to justify a
substantial payment, raising immediate concerns about the firm’s internal
controls and financial crime defenses.
Beyond the audit issue, regulators found systemic governance
failures. DTT’s leadership failed to establish proper oversight over risk and
compliance processes, an especially critical flaw for a firm operating a
matched principal broker model.
The FCA determined that the company lacked adequate
administrative procedures and internal controls, noting that its systems failed
to detect or prevent a member of staff from allegedly falsifying key audit
documentation.
The regulator also cited DTT’s poor cooperation during the
investigation. The firm failed to provide consistent information to both
auditors and the FCA.
Immediate Client Impact and Regulatory Measures
As of 28 March 2025, the FCA ordered that DTT may not deal
with or move any of its assets without explicit regulatory approval. By early
April, the firm must complete the return of client funds and close all trading
positions.
“Due to the restrictions put in place, the firm is required
to ensure that all open trading positions have been closed and investor money
is set aside for customers. The firm can no longer offer regulated services,
including trading.”
Source:dttfs.co.uk
Following the restrictions, DTT issued guidelines to its
clients, saying that it will not dispose of or move any assets, including
client funds, without the regulator’s explicit permission.
DTT is part of a broader international group operating out
of Lebanon and Dubai, with additional licenses in Lithuania, Vanuatu, and
Panama. Its UK entity has served primarily professional clients since receiving
FCA authorization in 2018.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) revoked Direct
Trading Technologies UK Ltd (DTT)'s regulatory permissions and froze its
access to assets following concerns over financial controls and transparency.
The FCA’s intervention, effective from 27 March 2025, bans
DTT from offering any regulated financial services in the UK and demands the
closure of all open trading positions.
“On 27 March 2025, we placed restrictions on Direct Trading Technologies (DTT), preventing it from carrying on any regulated activities and
restricting access to its assets,” the regulator mentioned in a notice today
(Friday).
Source: FCA
Besides that, the firm must also ring-fence client funds.
These actions followed a formal audit process that uncovered what the auditors
reasonably believed to be fabricated financial documents.
Allegations of Falsified Audit Records
According to the FCA’s notice, DTT’s problems became
impossible to ignore when, during a January 2025 audit, its financial
statements appeared to include falsified documentation.
This documentation was allegedly used to justify a
substantial payment, raising immediate concerns about the firm’s internal
controls and financial crime defenses.
Beyond the audit issue, regulators found systemic governance
failures. DTT’s leadership failed to establish proper oversight over risk and
compliance processes, an especially critical flaw for a firm operating a
matched principal broker model.
The FCA determined that the company lacked adequate
administrative procedures and internal controls, noting that its systems failed
to detect or prevent a member of staff from allegedly falsifying key audit
documentation.
The regulator also cited DTT’s poor cooperation during the
investigation. The firm failed to provide consistent information to both
auditors and the FCA.
Immediate Client Impact and Regulatory Measures
As of 28 March 2025, the FCA ordered that DTT may not deal
with or move any of its assets without explicit regulatory approval. By early
April, the firm must complete the return of client funds and close all trading
positions.
“Due to the restrictions put in place, the firm is required
to ensure that all open trading positions have been closed and investor money
is set aside for customers. The firm can no longer offer regulated services,
including trading.”
Source:dttfs.co.uk
Following the restrictions, DTT issued guidelines to its
clients, saying that it will not dispose of or move any assets, including
client funds, without the regulator’s explicit permission.
DTT is part of a broader international group operating out
of Lebanon and Dubai, with additional licenses in Lithuania, Vanuatu, and
Panama. Its UK entity has served primarily professional clients since receiving
FCA authorization in 2018.
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