Friday Briefing: It's not my fault it's about regulation again

Friday Briefing

James Baxter-Derrington
clock • 4 min read

It’s been a big week for the FCA.

On Tuesday, the regulator unveiled its final rules on SDR - the UK's answer to SFDR. On Wednesday, it came under pressure from the chancellor to develop short-term solutions to the investment trust cost disclosure issues. On Thursday, it set out short-term solutions to the investment trust cost disclosure issues, and also found itself under fire from a law firm representing investors in the former Woodford Equity Income fund over an "inaccurate summary". The Autumn Statement addenda And on Friday? Well, I'm mostly just hoping nothing more comes out of them th...

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