Is the sun setting on London equities? New report charts LSE’s ‘breathtaking’ decline over the final 25 years
The London Stock Exchange’s decline over the previous 25 years has been ‘breathtaking’ and British shares are now not seen as must-own belongings, a damning report has discovered.
The Investor Forum, which represents shareholders with greater than £680billion in UK equities together with US big Blackrock and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, warned in its annual assessment that the UK market wants reform.
It stated the UK has been hampered by disagreements over government pay, the ESG agenda and field ticking on company governance.
Decline: The Investor Forum, which represents shareholders with greater than £680bn in UK equities, warned in its annual assessment that the UK market wants reform
The Investor Forum, which represents shareholders with greater than £680billion in UK equities warned in its annual assessment that the UK market wants reform.
Boards, buyers and regulators should do extra to draw funding, it stated.
Executive director Andy Griffiths stated: ‘The declining relevance of UK fairness markets over the final 25 years has been breathtaking.
‘It is essential the focus of reform recognises the world nature of financing and seeks to create an atmosphere by which UK-listed corporations can once more thrive.
‘We can’t merely hope for a greater end result. Practical steps are wanted from corporations, buyers and regulators if we’re to create a vibrant market to draw capital.’
It comes as the Government works with regulators and the inventory change to enhance guidelines governing British markets, and develop companies from start-ups to some extent the place they’d record.
