William Wright and his team at New Financial are central to rethinking UK capital markets and providing the data to recognise and respond to the issues. In this podcast we discuss the issues in UK capital markets, the drive for pension reform and potential for other measures to improve UK capital markets.

Be Bold – in this podcast we discuss Nick Lyon’s view that government needs to be bold to transform the UK capital markets to drive growth and the economy.

Podcast with Abby Glennie, Deputy Head of Smaller Companies at abrdn. In this podcast In this podcast we discuss a number of the key themes for the UK Small & Midcap market such as valuation, regulatory reform, pension reform, M&A and IPOs. We also discuss Abby & Amanda’s investment process, fund performance, recent additions to the fund and rationale for a number of the key holdings.

Podcast with Alastair King, the next Lord Mayor. In this podcast we discuss the role of Lord Mayor, being a global ambassador for the City and UK financial & professional services and the ability to influence change.

Dan Webster sits down with Charles Hall and Brian Hanratty to discuss the health of the UK IPO market and their latest Peel Hunt IPO Speedometer report. 2024 has so far seen the resumption of IPO activity in both

They talk through the various dynamics driving this and why they are hopeful of a broader re-opening of the UK IPO market in Q2 2025.

Charles Hall discusses the latest trends in UK M&A with Michael Nicholson (Head of M&A at Peel Hunt).

Charles Hall and Kallum Pickering welcome Adam Smith to discuss the upcoming UK Budget on 30 October. They discuss Treasury ‘orthodoxy’, the process of setting a budget, fiscal rules and the policy choices facing Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Adam Smith is a Former Chief of Staff to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt (2022-24), opinion columnist for The Daily Telegraph, and author of ‘The Invisible Hand’ Substack.

In this podcast we discuss how the CBI is resuming its place as the voice of business with government & regulators. An important new initiative is the formation of the listed companies group to highlight and address the issues in UK equity markets.