Investing news in 2022
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- November 2022
FCA publishes consultation on simplified advice regime
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a consultation paper seeking a regime for simplified advice on investments into Stocks and Shares ISAs, it told the Work and Pensions Committee.
- October 2022
FCA publishes consultation proposing measures to clamp down on greenwashing
The Financial Conduct Authority published a consultation on 25 October 2022 proposing new measures to tackle greenwashing, including rules on how terms such as "ESG", "green" and "sustainable" can be used.
Bank of England gilt purchase intervention concluded
The Bank of England's gilt purchase intervention ended on 14 October 2022, with pension scheme data later showing deleveraging and asset falls continuing through the fourth quarter of that year.
- September 2022
LDI sector stress caused dysfunction in UK government bond markets
The Bank of England has said rapid and large moves in UK government debt interest rates in late 2022 exposed weaknesses in liability-driven investment funds, prompting regulatory action on resilience.
Sharp increase in gilt yields prompted short-notice collateral calls on LDI investments
A sharp rise in gilt yields in late September and early October 2022 triggered short-notice collateral calls on liability driven investment holdings, new official figures show.