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Client categorization reform – the top 10 things you need to know

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The aim of the reforms is to rebalance risk and allow firms to make well-founded assessments of whether a client meets the threshold of a professional client.

The FCA has issued consultation paper CP25/36 on changes to the client categorization regime. Reform of the regime was one of the items included as part of a plethora of measures set out in the Government’s growth and competitiveness strategy.

The FCA has made clear that the

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