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UK equity tape won't fix high market data fees, banking body tells regulator

By Sofia Gerace ( February 13, 2026, 16:27 GMT | Insight) -- The planned equity consolidated tape, a single feed of information on UK equity trading, will not resolve the rising cost of market data, a leading banking trade group has told the country's financial services regulator. In a response to a consultation, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe also said many firms would continue to purchase data feeds directly from trading venues.The planned single feed of information on UK equity trading will not resolve the rising cost of market data, a leading banking trade group told the Financial Conduct Authority in its response to a consultation on the so-called equity consolidated tape....

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