Behind the Money

Best Of: Why companies don't want to list in the UK anymore

This week we’re revisiting an episode from earlier this year about the London Stock Exchange’s decline. The exchange once held the top spot in global financial markets, but that’s changed completely in recent years. The FT’s Harriet Agnew and Katie Martin explain how a yacht floating off the Canary Islands 30 years ago played a critical role in changing the stock market. Clips from CBS, Thames News- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -For further reading:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/03280cd7-8013-4212-a98e-e0c35194d009" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Britain’s ‘capitalism without capital’: the pension funds that shun risk</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/eb872818-22be-4be3-9abe-4d8c0f8a074f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘There are no domestic equity investors’: why companies are fleeing London’s stock market</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/790a5990-1d25-45c4-9267-466a92c52e02" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Europe’s stock markets are failing to challenge the US</a>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -On X, follow Harriet Agnew (<a href="https://twitter.com/HarrietAgnew" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@HarrietAgnew</a>), Katie Martin (<a href="https://twitter.com/katie_martin_fx?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@katie_martin_fx</a>) and Michela Tindera (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>), or follow Michela on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/83e31f91-8dd4-4ca2-8f9d-410ca7753eea" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

From hostile takeovers to C-suite intrigue, Behind the Money takes you inside the business and financial stories of the moment with reporting from Financial Times journalists around the world. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.