FCA proposes simpler listing rules to make UK more competitive

FCA says it will “reform and streamline” listing rules to attract a wider range of companies, encourage competition and improve choice for investors.

Recent high profile decisions by CRH and Arm to list in the US have put the regulator under political and industry pressure to act to attract more listings to the declining London market.

The proposed changes aim to make the rules companies follow to list their shares “more effective, easier

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