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Reuters

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December 8, 2025

Britain’s financial regulator on Monday unveiled a package of reforms aimed at encouraging retail investors to buy ⁠more shares and bonds, setting out one ⁠of its clearest statements yet on the UK’s ‍post-Brexit ‌direction for investment regulation.

Signage is seen for the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority), the UK's financial regulatory body, at their head offices in London, Britain March 10, 2022Signage is seen for the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority), the UK’s financial regulatory body, at their head offices in London, Britain March 10, 2022 – REUTERS/Toby Melville

The Financial ⁠Conduct Authority (FCA) ‌published three papers ‌outlining changes to investment disclosure requirements, updating the categorisation of professional investors and ‍a broader rethink of risk in the investment ‌landscape.

The ⁠measures ​are designed to ⁠make ​investing in stocks and shares more attractive and ​accessible to individuals, while reinforcing protections where ⁠needed, the ⁠regulator said.

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