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FCA prevents one in five firms from entering the consumer investments market

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Restrictions on consumer investment firms double year on year as UK regulator flexes muscles.

Twice as many firms had restrictions placed on them by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) between April 2021 and March 2022 compared to the previous year as the regulator stepped up consumer protection efforts.

Some of the restrictions on firms wanting to enter the consumer investment market included the selling of