KPMG warns asset managers falling 'well short' of FCA's capital adequacy requirements

Increased focus on smaller firms

Mike Sheen
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Investment firms have been told to hold an average of 82% additional capital on top of their own estimates following Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) visits over the past four years, KPMG research has revealed.

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