Investors and companies alike support the recommendations of the Lord Hill review but remain fearful of the UK's "shrinking markets", according to research from Peel Hunt and the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA).
Despite fears, the majority of investors (65%) and companies (56%) believe the UK public equity markets operated effectively over the course of 2020, "protecting jobs, saving businesses and maintaining liquidity", even with "little prospect of dividend growth". Lord Hill review: FCA urged to approach listings shake-up with caution Temporary relief to access finance offered by UK financial regulations and policymakers was welcomed by both parties, with 77% of investors and 66% of companies reflecting positively on the actions, although the groups have also called for these measures to ...
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