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期货和衍生品行业监管动态

Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the FCA, said: ‘Modernising the client

classification regime will provide greater clarity about the rules and protections

applying to different customer groups, particularly for wholesale firms. We want to

rebalance risk to support growth and competitiveness, which is at the heart of our

strategy. We are delivering a large number of reforms to support a bolder risk appetite,

making it easier for companies to raise capital and reimagining financial advice and

guidance to boost investment.’

The FCA’s completed growth initiatives include:

 More flexible regulation: Set out steps to improve access to mortgages,

reminding lenders of the flexibility of its interest rate stress testing rules to

help more people onto the housing ladder. More changes are to come to

improve access and flexibility for borrowers.

 Unlocking investment: A pioneering new private stock market, PISCES,
making it easier and quicker to trade in private shares. This gives investors

the opportunity to invest in high-growth private companies that are not

usually available until they are publicly listed.

 Accelerating innovation: A new Digital Securities Sandbox, launched in

partnership with the Bank of England, giving firms the opportunity to

explore new technologies.

 Helping firms set up and grow: Extra support for firms seeking regulatory

approval through the extension of the pre-application support service to all

wholesale, payments and cryptoassets firms. This will encourage firms in

these sectors to set up in the UK to fuel growth, exports and job creation,

while maintaining standards. In the last year alone, the FCA has supported

80 firms via pre-application meetings.

 Promoting the UK: Established a presence in the US and Asia-Pacific to

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