--The U.K.'s financial regulator is set to cut up to 1 billion pounds ($1.36 billion) from a compensation owed by automakers over historical car loans in the country, the Financial Times says, citing unnamed sources.
-- The move comes after lenders and manufacturers cautioned that the 11 billion-pound redress compensation could stifle automotive investment in the country, FT reports, citing the sources.
--The Financial Conduct Authority told the FT it was currently reviewing stakeholder feedback and was yet to finalize the rules of the redress framework.
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