FCA calls for acceptance of risk-taking outcomes as industry tackles balance between growth and consumer protection

Treasury Committee hearing

Sorin Dojan
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Encouraging greater risk-taking in the financial services industry to foster growth may sometimes attract people “who do not have the best of intentions”, the Financial Conduct Authority's chief executive Nikhil Rathi has argued.

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