The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Rio Tinto plc (Rio Tinto)

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Rio Tinto plc (Rio Tinto)

United Kingdom

  • 10/17/2017
  • Fine
  • 27,385,400.00
  • FCA
Misconduct

Detail

Following an investigation, the FCA found that Rio Tinto breached the Disclosure Rules by failing to carry out an impairment test and to recognise an impairment loss on the value of mining assets based in the Republic of Mozambique which it acquired in August 2011 for US$3.7 billion when publishing its 2012 interim results (published 8 August 2012).

Source Link

https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/rio-tinto-plc-fined-%C2%A327m-breaching-disclosure-and-transparency-rules