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Western EuropeApril 17 2023

UK regulators shake up financial services with new bill

Crypto opportunities and greater UK-focused regulation lie ahead as the UK Financial Services and Markets Bill clears the last hurdles. Bill Lumley reports.
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The UK banking sector is expressing cautious optimism about the latest UK Financial Services and Markets Bill, which is the first major shake-up of UK financial services law since the last such act was passed more than 20 years ago. 

The legislation — currently working its way through the UK government and expected to be passed in the next few weeks — will make significant changes to the UK regulatory framework by overhauling the regulation of the wholesale markets and infrastructure.

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