U.K. government appointed a senior lawyer to investigate how Britain can encourage companies to list on the country's stock market and halt a growing exodus
The U.K. government has appointed a senior lawyer to investigate how Britain can encourage companies to list on the country’s stock market and halt a growing exodus that some fear is threatening the City of London’s status as one of the world’s top financial centers.
Rachel Kent, a senior partner at law firm Hogan Lovells, will begin a review on Monday as part of the government’s ‘Edinburgh Reforms’ designed to boost investment by reducing regulation. In just the last few weeks, Ireland-based building materials group CRH CRH , a member of London’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index, said it may shift its primary listing to New York. Chip designer ARM has rebuffed intense entreaties from the City and is also also looking to do an IPO in the U.S..
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