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More, more or less

By Clay Harris

Published: February 7 2007 02:00 | Last updated: February 7 2007 02:00

Not content with mere PBR, the Financial Services Authority has unveiled MPBR, for "more principles-based regulation". In years ahead, no doubt we'll see YMPBR, for yet more, etc.

Mudlark understands, though, that the "more" is actually a restrictive modifier, i. e. regulation is more principles-based than before, but not entirely principles-based, as some might have inferred.

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