Financial Services Act 1986

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The Financial Services Act 1986 was a major UK law that overhauled the regulation of financial markets and investment services, laying the framework for modern City of London oversight.

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Financial Services Act 1986 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom financial regulation statute
aimedAt collective investment scheme operators
financial advisers
investment firms
stockbrokers
appliesTo City of London NERFINISHED
Great Britain NERFINISHED
appliesToSector banking
insurance investment products
investment management
securities trading
country United Kingdom
created framework for recognised investment exchanges
framework for self-regulating organisations in financial services
enactedIn 1986
hasPurpose to overhaul regulation of financial markets in the United Kingdom
to promote confidence in financial services
to protect investors
to provide a framework for the regulation of investment business
historicalSignificance laid the framework for modern City of London oversight
major reform of UK financial market regulation in the 1980s
influenced Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 NERFINISHED
modern regulation of the City of London
jurisdiction United Kingdom
legalStatus repealed
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
locationOfEnactment Westminster NERFINISHED
partOf United Kingdom financial regulatory framework
regulates collective investment schemes
financial intermediaries
financial services
investment advice
investment business
securities markets
self-regulating organisations
regulatoryApproach self-regulation under statutory oversight
repealedBy Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 NERFINISHED
replacedBy Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 NERFINISHED
subjectMatter financial regulation
investment services
securities and investments
yearOfAct 1986

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Big Bang (financial markets) 1986 legalBasis Financial Services Act 1986
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) replaced Financial Services Act 1986
subject surface form: Financial Services and Markets Act 2000