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:16:39. > :33:54.It is different in different countries. I think one of the

:33:55. > :34:00.uncertainties that we would have to deal with is whether our legal

:34:01. > :34:04.advice was robust that the route that you takes, that a reverse

:34:05. > :34:07.inquiry enables you to do business from the UK when an existing client

:34:08. > :34:13.approaches you, but those kind of conduct of business rules are quite

:34:14. > :34:17.fraught. Did you really speak to me, or did I hint that you should come

:34:18. > :34:21.and have a conversation, and so on. We would be nervous about getting

:34:22. > :34:31.into a situation where we did not have charity. In the investment

:34:32. > :34:34.management business, the reverse is quite straightforward, particular

:34:35. > :34:40.with UK firms dealing with the United States. There are currently

:34:41. > :34:43.rules that enable you to do that, there is a big difference in

:34:44. > :34:49.investment management between the professional client and the retail

:34:50. > :34:54.client. If we are talking about institutional clients, there is

:34:55. > :35:00.certainly a process on which you can do business on a reversal basis, but

:35:01. > :35:04.we stay on the side of caution. If there is any doubt that with

:35:05. > :35:08.hindsight if regulator might decide that they are not going to allow

:35:09. > :35:13.that interpretation, we are on the side of caution and avoided because

:35:14. > :35:20.it is an unstable framework on which to base this.

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:36:38. > :36:38.House of Commons. In an hour, the Shadow Chancellor will ask an urgent