29 July 2009
HM Treasury are proposing to simplify the means by which FSA notifies the market that it has suspended trading, or removed a financial instrument from trading. To enable the FSA to ensure that a decision to suspend or remove a financial instrument from trading is put into effect by these firms without delay, HM Treasury proposes to allow the FSA to give notice of its decision via a Regulatory Information Service (RIS).
The proposed new procedure would also allow the FSA to require a specified class of institutions to suspend or remove a financial instrument from trading without having to identify each institution individually. However, the FSA will retain the right to notify institutions individually, where appropriate.
Please send responses to:
Fiona Henderson, Trading Suspensions consultation, Room 3/W1, Financial Services Strategy, HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ
Email: Fiona.c.Henderson@hm-treasury.x.gsi.gov.uk
The deadline is 23 October 2009
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