Friday July 31 2026
News Source: Global Exchanges
Focus: General - Global Exchanges
Type: General
Country: UK
On 31st July 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a package of reforms designed to improve transparency, strengthen access to market-wide information and support confidence in UK equity markets. This confirms the framework for a future equity consolidated tape, consults on targeted market structure reforms and introduces an interim market activity reporting tool for shares.
A consolidated tape brings together trading information from across the market into a single source. This package puts deliver an equity consolidated tape within 18 months, making market-wide data easier to access and use.
The final package improves access to information, reflects strong support from market users and promotes effective price formation and resilient markets.
While the equity consolidated tape is being developed, the FCA has launched a market activity reporter for shares. The reporter provides visibility of overall UK equity market activity each day, helping users see a full picture of trading volumes before the full tape is launched.
The package follows the launch of the UK bond consolidated tape in June 2026, which has attracted more than 1.6 million licence subscriptions. Together, these initiatives form part of the FCA’s wider programme of capital markets reform to improve transparency, access to information and confidence in UK markets.
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