The London Stock Exchange has now passed the zenith of its global influence Roger Clarke In an effort to eliminate financial risks through regulation, we've also eliminated returns. The London Stock Exchange is suffering the consequences of such a risk-averse approach, writes Roger Clarke
Bringing retail investors into the fold creates equality of opportunity from our wealth Roger Clarke In the 1980s, one of the UK’s most high-profile flotations was the privatisation of the state-owned British Gas. The government’s “Tell Sid” 1986 advertising campaign attracted many of its 500,000-strong army of private investors. During the countdown to the British Gas shares sale, the government courted subscriptions from retail investors in every way imaginable – [...]
