Wednesday, February 28, 2007

FSA 'favours issuers over investors'


The Financial Services Authority is favouring the City at the expense of shareholders by allowing foreign hedge and other funds to float under light-touch regulations, the watchdog's own advisory group on consumers has warned.

The FSA's Consumer Panel warned in a letter sent on Friday that the secondary listing of overseas investment funds - which require no primary listing - will "significantly undermine" consumer protection.

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