▶The UK's regulatory environment is being actively reformed to enhance competitiveness, as evidenced by the reversal of MiFID II research rules and the creation of the FCA's fintech sandbox.Mar 2026
▶A large, underutilized pool of domestic capital exists within the UK's fragmented pension system, which has historically been de-risked away from equities.Mar 2026
▶The narrative of the UK market's decline is overstated, with data showing it is the third-largest equity capital market globally and raises more capital than its top three European rivals combined.Mar 2026
▶The perception of US listings as a superior option for UK companies is challenged by data showing high rates of delisting and significant underperformance for the majority of those firms.
▶A significant tension exists between the UK's status as a top global capital market and the behavior of its domestic pension funds, which under-invest in UK growth assets like Arm.Mar 2026
▶There is a policy conflict where the UK government actively promotes its capital markets while simultaneously imposing a stamp duty that disadvantages UK-listed stocks against US and European competitors.Mar 2026
▶A disconnect is highlighted between the perceived liquidity of the London Stock Exchange, which is often underreported by common data platforms, and its actual higher turnover rate compared to US indices.Mar 2026
▶The UK's success in generating unicorn startups is at odds with the structural challenges in its pension system that limit the availability of domestic scale-up capital for these same companies.
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