Pensioner Mugger

2393 days ago

Photo article: brave Jim Bagot to take fight back to pensioner muggers WH Ireland

Good news. The pensioner Jim Bagot who was mugged by stockbrokers WH Ireland (WHI) is planning another protest outside its London offices this week. You will remember that the broker punted and lost hundreds of thousands of pounds of Jim's cash on penny stocks, many of them corporate clients, which was clearly not in the interests of such an old man. Even the regulators agree but WH Ireland has not compensated poor Jim in full. He fights on and his latest placard is below.

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2596 days ago

Pensioner muggers WH Ireland - does it have an ethical bone in its body?

You will remember the case of poor Mr Bagot, an elderly client of WH Ireland (WHI) who had his life saving stuffed into a range of utterly inappropriate penny stocks, many of them corporate clients. Mr Bagot has got a bit of his money back but not most. He fights on. Mr Bagot has this update:

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2986 days ago

Scoop: WH Ireland - after FCA Fine: staff to be told of wholesale redundos this week

Yesterday afternoon I revealed HERE that the FCA would stiff disgraced pensioner mugging stockbroker WH Ireland (WHI) with a large fine. Sources claiming to be close to WH Ireland pooh poohed my story. They should have known. The Sheriff was not wrong. Today came the fine ( £1.2 million), a 72 day ban on taking on new corporate clients and news of a £1 million placing at 90p to keep the lights on...but WH Ireland is still not telling you everything. Here are two more scoops.

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