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The UK equity market is dead. Long live the UK equity market. What can investors expect from Britain’s evolving, some would say dissolving, capital markets?
The debate about how to revive the moribund local bourse has raged for years. The decision of several FTSE 100 companies, most recently Ashtead, to change the location of their primary listings, including to the US, hasn’t helped. Most reported views centre on what large local asset managers believe, as well as UK government officials and the London Stock Exchange.
But what about private investors? From July 2021, retail outflows from UK equities had continued for 32 consecutive months.
This group deserves a voice in this discussion also. Too often, they are seen as less important by institutional investors, unattached to the so-called “smart money”. If you are a private investor and have any thoughts to share on how to bolster the UK equity market, we’d love to hear from you. You can email us — anonymously if you like — at money@ft.com.