Upping the ante: UK's rule of law is perfectly positioned to embrace LSE listing reform

Flexing legal muscles to give the City an edge

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The Chancellor asked the question, and both Lord Hill and Ron Kalifa delivered. It is time for the UK to reassert itself as a global player, reform its listing rules and be the financial powerhouse it can be.

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is an international player, with about 50% of the stock owned by international investors, but Amsterdam surpassed London as Europe's largest share trading centre in January. Now we are out of the European Union, we need to promote investment from around the world and be recognised as a forward-thinking institution when it comes to business. Technology companies are the dominant force across the globe, but companies such as Apple, which hit a valuation of $2trn in August of last year, more than the total value of the FTSE 100, need to start somewhere. ...

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