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Rees-Mogg urges fund managers to lobby for deregulation

Tory MP singles out Mifid II as a European law that fund managers should push to change

Jacob Rees-Mogg tells fund managers they should lobby for lighter touch regulation
Jacob Rees-Mogg tells fund managers they should lobby for lighter touch regulation Photo: Getty Images

Brexit is a chance for UK-based fund managers to “bang the drum” for changes to regulations they don’t like, a high-profile MP has said.

The vote to leave the EU prompted speculation that the country might adopt a dual system of regulation whereby UK fund managers can opt-in to European rules, such as AIFMD, or choose to comply with a less-onerous UK-specific regime.

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