Private equity market increasingly important - FSA

The private equity market is an increasingly important component of international capital markets, a...

The private equity market is an increasingly important component of international capital markets, and makes a key contribution to the efficiency of these markets, according to an FSA discussion paper. The paper examines the influence that the growth in the private equity market has had on UK wholesale markets. Hector Sants, managing director of wholesale markets and institutions at FSA, says recent market developments have prompted the regulator to consider whether it currently exercises an appropriate level of regulatory engagement with the sector. The FSA is seeking feedback from t...