Big Bang deregulation of financial markets (1986)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
financial market reform
gptkbp:consequence led to rapid growth of London as a global financial center
transformed City of London
gptkbp:date 27 October 1986
gptkbp:effect abolished fixed commission charges
allowed foreign firms to own UK brokers
increased competition in financial services
introduced electronic trading
ended separation between stockjobbers and stockbrokers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Big Bang deregulation of financial markets (1986)
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:location gptkb:London,_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableCompany gptkb:London_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Thatcherism
financial deregulation
1980s economic policy in the UK
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Conservative_government_under_Margaret_Thatcher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8