FSA examines personal share trades at WH Ireland WH Ireland did not provide an explanation for Paul Compton's departure in a terse stock exchange announcement on Thursday, which said he had left with "immediate effect." However, it is thought that he left following issues relating to personal account share dealings. It is further understood that so-called "transaction reports" have also been referred to the FSA by WH Ireland. The broker revealed today that Mr Compton had sold his entire shareholding in WH Ireland over the course of Thursday and Friday, constituting about 1.2m shares, or 5pc of the group. Rupert Lowe, WH Ireland's chairman, refused to confirm further reports that Barrie Tyler, head of the stockbroker's Cardiff office, had been suspended while the group conducts a wider investigation into personal share dealings by company executives. A member of staff at the broker's Cardiff office said Mr Tyler was on holiday until after Christmas. The company, which was established in 1872, moved to reassure the market that Mr Compton's exit was not related to the group's performance. Shares in the broker tumbled almost 25pc on Thursday after the company said its chief executive had left. Today, they rallied 3½ to 59½p after WH Ireland said revenues for the year to November hit £25m, driven by "a significant improvement in the underlying trading performance." The statement made no mention of Mr Compton. "The group has made good progress in 2012," Mr Lowe, the former Southampton Football Club chairman, said. Richard Killingbeck, who only joined WH Ireland in September as head of private wealth management, was appointed its acting chief executive . Mr Compton could not be reached for comment and both WH Ireland and the FSA declined to comment. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by Mr Compton or Mr Tyler.