The recent death of Simon Andriesz has prompted the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to examine how it interacts with whistleblowers.

Stephen Braviner Roman, FCA’s General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer, confirmed that the Authority has been in contact Simon Andriesz over many years.

Andriesz, a former BGC employee, died in Thailand on September 23, 2026. He reportedly provided information concerning Epstein.

Mr Roman stated today:

“We’ve asked Lea Paterson, who has just joined our Board as an independent non-executive director, to review how we interacted with Mr Andriesz. Lea will look at whether there are things we could have done better, and she’ll help us learn for the future.

We must be open and consider if there are ways in which we can improve, especially in how we interact with people who may be particularly vulnerable. I’m grateful to Lea for taking on this important work. We plan to share any lessons she thinks we should learn from, and how we’ll take them forward, early next year.”