Business Editor, BBC News
The migration of firms of the London Stock Exchange has created a “decisive moment” for the UK’s financial services sector, which requires immediate action, a major business group has warned.
The Confederation of the British industry (CBI) stated that 213 firms had been abandoned since 2016 by investors who had a combination of companies listing, publicly purchased private firms, and UK shares.
Chairman Ruart Somms said that lighter regulation, better marketing and encouragement for investors needed to stem outflow to insert cash in British firms.
He said that he would support cutting allowances for cash ISAS to invest more people, which is considered to consider the Chancellor.
In the speech of their Haveli House for city leaders, Rhel Reeves is expected to consider cutting tax breaks for people who park their savings in cash Isas to encourage more investment in shares and shares.
He is expected to determine how people can be given the correct information and support to take a share in the government’s effort to develop the economy.
Mr. Soms said that he would support changes in tax law to encourage more investment, arguing that the current annual £ 20,000 allowance that can earn interest tax -free to insert cash, made much less to help in development.
“All the investments that God ever invented, cash [ISA] The worst is possible, “he said.
It was quizzed as to whether this cash was safe than ISAS people, who were putting their money in stock and shares, they replied: “What is protected from what? Inflation – I don’t think so.
“£ 300BN that people have removed the squirrel and I suspect that Chancellor would like to do something about it and say that if you are going to take taxes then it should be cash or something productive.”
‘Houston we have a problem’
“Houston we have a problem” was how Mr. Soms featured widespread anxiety about the steady outflow of UK market companies, especially for America.
Some famous and highly considered UK companies now sell their shares in foreign markets.
Once in the crown of the UK, Jewel, Tech firm Arm Holdings are now listed in New York. Just eat and transport or extended the deliverysu contestants, betting on the Paddy Power’s original company America, and the mining giant has gone below BHP Australia.
Perennial rumors remain on the future of London Stallwarts Shell and UK’s most valuable company, Estra Zeneca.
Last year, 88 companies alone left the UK, and 70 more have gone so far this year. A trickle has become a flood.
Mr. Soms said that it matters due to exit because the stock market is part of the foundation of a financial service industry that pays 10% of all taxes in the UK – “Land up and down to supporting hospitals and schools”.
Last year, London Stock Exchange Chief Executive Decrected that this high-profile exit was in crisis.
‘Do not be squish on executive salary’
When it comes to public companies being purchased by private firms, there are many benefits. Private buyers are ready to pay more for business, pay high salary to officers and are subject to low investigation and regulation.
Mr. Soms argued that if Britain wants to maintain the best companies in the world, some of these issues need to be “big”.
“If you want international companies to be here, then you allow them to pay management, which they think they need to pay nor should be a squeamish,” he said.
The CBI report welcomed the UK stock markets already done.
The previous orthodox government loosened some listing requirements and Reaves has planned to consolidate some public sector pension funds into superfunds.
Many of the largest pension and insurance firms have voluntarily signed to invest more in private assets of the UK.
But there are very few evidence that has transferred the needle of the UK investment industry, which only invests 4% of its assets in publicly trading British companies.
A spokesperson of the Treasury told the BBC that Chancellors would determine more detail next week that the government intends to “exploit our global benefits brutally”.
“The continuous improvement to ensure that our capital markets are competitive and are at the forefront of modern public markets,” he said.
While London raised three times more equity capital than jointly combined three European exchanges next year, we are more to attract the most promising companies to ensure that we listed on our shores.
The challenge is not only to take the investment horse into water, but to get it out of its pool.