Getting technical: Investment trust regulation explained

Rule changes and consultations...

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Lawyer Cathy Pitt delves into the world of listed investment company regulation and explains some recent tweaks and amendments...

Recent months have brought rule changes and consultations that have an impact on the listed investment companies sector. Some of the changes implement (with some changes) earlier consultations or are relatively low impact for funds at the mid/large end of the market. Nonetheless, the updates will be of interest to all those working in the listed investment company space. Firstly, the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) primary market bulletin number 12, dated November 2015, provides an update on the six draft UKLA technical notes relating to listed closed-ended investment funds. Ne...

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