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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said it is considering implementing a single listing regime for offshore companies and UK based investment firms.
It is thought that the change would even up competition between the two parties.
Currently international firms are allowed to list under lighter "directive minimum requirements", while UK investment firms face a more turgid set of rules and regulations under Chapter 15.
FSA wholesale managing director Hector Sants said: "Throughout our consultation on this aspect of the listing rules, we have been conscious of our responsibility to protect investors while having regard to the competitiveness of the UK market.
"We are persuaded by the responses that have indicated a preference for a single regime. This will form the basis of our proposals when we consult in June", he added.
The FSA said it will now consult the industry on the introduction of a single regime.
A consultation paper setting out the details is due in June, with implementation expected early in 2008.
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