How London’s Stock Exchange Lost Its Listings

This year has been dismal for London’s initial public offerings market. A number of high-profile companies have chosen to list elsewhere, fundraising has been at 30-year lows and in September it slipped out of the world’s top 20 listing destinations.

How did one of the world’s most storied exchanges and Europe’s biggest equity market begin to lose its appeal as an IPO hotspot? We look at the factors contributing to London’s stalling market and what reforms are planned to try and address it.

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00:00 London’s IPO Listings Decline
01:08 Titlecard
01:16 What is an IPO?
02:08 History of London Stock Exchange
03:03 Historical Context of IPO Listings Decline
03:36 Bathtub Analogy
05:14 Global Competition
06:17 Key Factors for IPO Listings Decline
07:31 Political and Regulatory Challenges
09:30 Reform Efforts and Solutions.
10:30 Recent Positive Developments
11:00 Conclusion

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