FCA set to cut red tape for investment firms in effort to streamline regulation

Volume of legal text cut by 70%

Linus Uhlig
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Investment firms are set to undergo a streamlining of the rules about the types of funds that they are required to hold, as the Financial Conduct Authority aims to alleviate unnecessary regulation for asset managers.

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