In-depth discussion with Chris Kinder, the CEO of the Investor Forum. We discuss the Investor Forum’s role in facilitating collective engagement between investors and companies. The members of the Forum are responsible for over £500bn of investments in UK companies and c23% of the total value of the UK market. We also discuss the recent launch of the Investor and Issuer Forum which aims to enhance the effectiveness of the UK equity markets with a focus on sustainable value creation.

Nikhil Rathi was appointed Chief Executive of the FCA in 2020 and has been a driving force behind the comprehensive package of reforms to improve capital markets. In this podcast we discuss his recent trip to China alongside the Chancellor, the challenge to drive growth rather than regulate for risk and the scale of regulatory reform. We are joined by Steven Fine (CEO of Peel Hunt) who discusses his engagement with the FCA in his role as Deputy Chairman of the Practitioner Panel.

In-depth discussion with Stephen Welton, the Chair of the

James Ashton is CEO of The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), which represents and champions quoted companies in the UK. In this podcast we discuss the role of the QCA and the importance of supporting the growth of small & midcap companies.

Steve Rigby is Co-CEO of Rigby Group, which is one of the UK’s largest family run businesses with operations across IT services, real estate, airports and hotels. He is also a patron of the Entrepreneur’s network and chair of the Private Business Commission. In this podcast we discuss the current business climate in the UK, risk appetite, access to capital, the importance of incentives, the Mansion House Compact and the vital role of capital markets.

Jon Prideaux started at IBM & Visa, before becoming an entrepreneur and being a key driver in growing Boku to become a leading payments business with a market cap of c£600m. In this podcast we discuss the benefits and

Mark Austin has played a central role in the UK’s regulatory reform agenda. Mark is a partner at Latham & Watkins, specialising in capital markets. He advised on the Hill Review, led the Austin Review and is a member of CMIT, the Capital Markets Industry Taskforce. In this podcast we discuss the scale of reform, the timing of changes and the key improvements to ensure UK capital markets function effectively.

Paul Jourdan was co-founder of Amati Global Investors in 2010 and is currently CEO. In this podcast we discuss the importance of the role of UK capital markets in enabling companies to secure growth capital and democratising share ownership. We talk about M&A, valuations and the

Paul Stevens is Head of Quoted Investments at the Business

In-depth discussion with Julia Hoggett (CEO of the LSE) and Charlie Walker (Deputy CEO) on the role of the LSE in Equity Capital Markets and the importance of the Capital Markets International Taskforce (CMIT) in driving change and ensuring that the UK is competitive globally.