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FCA opens consultation on bespoke market risk rules for non-bank firms

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Existing rules were originally designed for banks, hence the call for reforms. GRIP Montage: FCA

The regulator has proposed seven possible approaches for reforming current rules.

The UK’s financial watchdog has opened a consultation on whether there is a need for bespoke and tailored market risk rules for non-bank trading firms. The FCA wants to seek industry opinions on whether such rules could “remove unnecessary barriers, free up capital and attract new market participants, ultimately supporting