Warning FCA will not 'create a floor' below MiFID II standards

Promises "proportionality" for firms that have taken "sufficient steps"

Mike Sheen
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Mark Steward, executive director of enforcement and market oversight at the FCA, has warned the regulator will not "create a floor below" full MiFID II compliance standards for firms failing to make the necessary preparations to meet the January 2018 implementation deadline.

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