On 6 August 2019, KNF issued a decision pursuant to Article 167(2)(1) in conjunction with Article 167(1)(1) of the Financial Instruments Trading Act imposing a fine of PLN 10 million on Alior Bank (Alior Bank has paid the fine). The proceedings concerned the operation of Alior Bank and the Bank’s Brokerage House in terms of the distribution of investment certificates of funds previously managed by Fincrea TFI SA and currently by Raiffeisen Bank International AG (Spółka Akcyjna), Poland Branch. After reexamining the case (on Alior Bank’s request), on 3 December 2019, KNF upheld the original decision, which Alior Bank challenged on 3 January 2020 with the Voivodship Administrative Court in Warsaw.