United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: Committee Questions FCA And PRA On Crowdfunding Regulation

• Response from Andrew Bailey, former Deputy Governor, Prudential Regulation, Bank of England, 16 June 2016
• Response from Tracey McDermott, former Chief Executive of the FCA, 16 June 2016 ( PDF 1.68 MB)
• Treasury Committee

Chair's comments

Commenting on the correspondence, Mr Tyrie said:

"On the basis of this correspondence, the risks associated with crowdfunding platforms appear to be restricted to those using the platforms to lend or invest.

Government policies to promote the crowdfunding sector may have the right intention – to increase competition in the SME lending market – but government tax incentives, in effect government subsidies, may be encouraging some consumers into the use of inappropriate products. The FCA needs to be alert to these risks. The Government may need to reconsider these tax incentives."

Mr Tyrie wrote to Ms McDermott ( PDF 468 KB) and Mr Bailey on 1 June 2016 ( PDF 380 KB), to ask whether consumers would benefit from further regulation of the peer-to-peer lending market.

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