FCA establishes US and Asia-Pacific presence to promote the UK overseas

Major international investors 'want easier access'

Beth Brearley
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The Financial Conduct Authority has established its presence in the US and Asia-Pacific to better promote the UK internationally.

In a letter to the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in January, the watchdog listed boosting exports and encouraging investment in the UK as among its key growth commitments. FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi said his organisation recognised that major international investors want easier access to the regulator, and committed to working with the government, City of London Corporation and others to promote the UK, both for firms seeking authorisation and for firms exporting.  In the US, Tash Miah has assumed a role at the British Embassy in Washington, DC in April. Miah will work closely with the ...

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