FINAL NOTICE

ACTION

1.
For the reasons set out in this Final Notice, the Authority hereby takes the
following action against IFSL.

2.
The Authority issued to IFSL the Decision Notice which notified IFSL that for the
reasons given below and pursuant to section 55J of the Act, the Authority had
decided to cancel IFSL’s Part 4A permission.

3.
IFSL has not referred the matter to the Tribunal within 28 days of the date on
which the Decision Notice was issued to it.

4.
Accordingly, the Authority has today cancelled IFSL’s Part 4A permission.

DEFINITIONS

5.
The definitions below are used in this Final Notice:

“the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

“the Authority” means the Financial Conduct Authority;

“the Decision Notice” means the Decision Notice issued to IFSL dated 10 April
2018;

“IFSL” means Infinity Financial Solutions Ltd;

“IFSL’s Part 4A permission” means the permission granted by the Authority to
IFSL pursuant to Part 4A of the Act;

“the Returns” means the Retail Mediation Activities Return (RMAR), CCR-
Complaints and CCR002 Return for the period ended 31 July 2017, which IFSL
was due to submit to the Authority by 12 September 2017;

“the suitability Threshold Condition” means the Threshold Condition set out in
paragraph 2E of Schedule 6 to the Act;

“the Threshold Conditions” means the threshold conditions set out in Schedule 6
to the Act;

“the Tribunal” means the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber); and

“the Warning Notice” means the Warning Notice issued to IFSL dated 12 March
2018.


REASONS FOR ACTION

6.
On the basis of the facts and matters and conclusions described in the Warning
Notice and in the Decision Notice, it appears to the Authority that IFSL is failing to
satisfy the suitability Threshold Condition, in that the Authority is not satisfied
that IFSL is a fit and proper person having regard to all the circumstances,
including whether IFSL managed its business in such a way as to ensure that its
affairs were conducted in a sound and prudent manner.

7.
This is because IFSL has failed to comply with the regulatory requirement to
submit the Returns. IFSL has not been open and co-operative in all its dealings
with the Authority, in that IFSL has failed to respond adequately to the
Authority's repeated requests for it to submit the Returns, and has thereby failed
to comply with Principle 11 of the Authority's Principles for Businesses and to
satisfy the Authority that it is ready, willing and organised to comply with the
requirements and standards under the regulatory system.

8.
These failures, which are significant in the context of IFSL’s suitability, lead the
Authority to conclude that IFSL has failed to manage its business in such a way
as to ensure that its affairs are conducted in a sound and prudent manner, that it
is not a fit and proper person, and that it is therefore failing to satisfy the
Threshold Conditions in relation to the regulated activities for which it was
granted a Part 4A permission.

DECISION MAKER

9.
The decision which gave rise to the obligation to give this Final Notice was made
by the Regulatory Decisions Committee.

IMPORTANT

10.
This Final Notice is given to IFSL in accordance with section 390(1) of the Act.

Publicity

11.
The Authority must publish such information about the matter to which this Final
Notice relates as the Authority considers appropriate. The information may be
published in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate. However, the
Authority may not publish information if such publication would, in the opinion of
the Authority, be unfair to IFSL or prejudicial to the interest of consumers.

12.
The Authority intends to publish such information about the matter to which this
Final Notice relates as it considers appropriate.

Authority Contact

13.
For more information concerning this matter generally, please contact Shahida
Choudhury at the Authority (direct line: 020 7066 9546).

Anna Couzens
Enforcement and Market Oversight Division