FCA to cut red tape around corporate bonds in push for greater retail investor and wealth manager access

Part of wide-ranging market reforms

Linus Uhlig
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The Financial Conduct Authority is "consulting on a single standard for corporate bond prospectuses, covering both large and small (less than £100,000) bond sizes", a change that would reduce financial costs and barriers for companies when raising capital.

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