Trolling EU

14 February 2017 By Dominic Elliott

European bankers often fear a post-EU Britain will become an offshore casino. The FCA’s consultation on the UK’s listing regime mostly focuses on worthy goals like tech financing. But some proposals – like laxer listing standards for foreign companies – could feed the paranoia.

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Britain's Financial Conduct Authority on Feb. 14 suggested the country should consider setting up a debt-trading hub, improved fundraising avenues for the technology sector and a new listing category for large international companies “which may wish to access UK markets but may feel that current UK listing requirements are not fully appropriate”.

The proposals were set out in an FCA review of how to make the process of raising financing through markets more efficient and transparent.

It also discussed the prospect of allowing retail investors to trade debt securities, and also supporting investors with a longer time horizon.

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