FCMC Fines Renesource Capital for Violations of Regulatory Requirements

The Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC) announced that Renesource Capital, an investment company in Baltic States, has agreed on the necessary improvements to its activities in order to address the shortcomings identified during inspections carried out by the FCMC.

The agreement stipulates a fine of EUR 34,000 for infringements of the Financial Instruments Market Law (FIML) on Renesource Capital as well as a fine of EUR 34 000 for infringements of the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism and Proliferation Financing (AML law). A fine of EUR 2,900 is also applied to the Chairman of the Board Mārtiņš Priede.

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During the inspections, the FCMC identified a number of violations of regulatory requirements in the activities of Renesource Capital, such as applying covert commissions, providing incomplete and untimely information on expenses and costs before and after a transaction, failure to timely notify a customer of planned costs and expenses before the provision of investment services or ancillary services, as well as shortcomings in internal governance.

In addition, an effective AML/CTPF internal control system, specific to the nature of Renesource Capital’s activities and to risks inherent in the services provided was not ensured, resulting in breaches of the AML/CTPF regulatory framework in particular with regard to customer due diligence and transaction monitoring.

As part of inspection, the FCMC concluded that Mārtiņš Priede, Chairman of the Board of Renesource Capital, as the responsible person for monitoring the AML/CTPF field, did not ensure that Renesource Capital took appropriate measures to guarantee effective functioning of AML/CTPF internal control system and independence of risk management functions, thereby exposing Renesource Capital to the money laundering and reputational risks.

When deciding on the administrative agreement and determining the amount of fine applicable, the FCMC took into account the fact that Renesource Capital had cooperated with the FCMC, including voluntarily eliminated most of identified infringements and started work to address the remaining deficiencies.