‘JJ’ Justham leaves financial watchdog

Alexander Justham, director of markets at the Financial Services Authority (FSA), will leave the watchdog next month, adding to a growing list of high-profile departures.

The FSA is to be scrapped by the end of next year with its powers split between the Bank of England and a new, standalone Financial Conduct Authority.

Yesterday, a spokesman for the FSA confirmed that Justham, who is widely known in the financial industry as “JJ” and began at the regulator in January 2007, was leaving for personal reasons.