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No Action To Rein In Toxic Products  

June 25, 2013

The Financial Conduct Authority of the UK has banned the sale of a set of ‘risky’ investments to all but the super rich. When will Indian regulators act?


Sucheta Dalal


Ponzi and collective investment schemes (CIS) thrive all over the world because of powerful political backers. But a post-2008 shift in regulatory focus from caveat emptor (buyer beware) to vetting and restricting the sale of potentially harmful or toxic products is now turning the heat on these dubious schemes as well. The Financial Conduct Authority of the UK has banned the sale of a set of ‘risky’ investments to all but the super rich—people with an annual income of over £100,000 or investible funds of £250,000—from January 2014. The UK regulator classifies these as sophisticated investors who ought to understand the risks involved.


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