Ofgem fines Morgan Stanley £5.4m for traders’ WhatsApp messages

Ofgem has hit Morgan Stanley with a £5.4 million fine after the regulator discovered wholesale energy traders at the bank had been communicating via WhatsApp. These communications were made on privately-owned phones and discussed energy market transactions. Ofgem ruled that this constituted a failure to record and retain electronic trading communications.

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