The Association of Investment Companies appears to have won its argument against key reforms to the UK listing regime of overseas firms which could have been detrimental to consumer protection.
Details of a policy update paper issued this morning suggest the FSA has listened to industry arguments about its proposals to produce a two-tier listing regime for UK companies which would have meant overseas firms – including investment trusts – would not be subject to the same stringent requirements as UK-based operations. The AIC had previously argued while it understood the FSA’s desire to reduce regulation under a principles-based regime, consumer protection could be at risk from overseas firms because they would be able to implement lower levels of protection under the ‘super-equiva...
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