UK needs to 'take a leaf' from US and China to turn around its popularity

How to fix the UK's unpopularity

Eve Maddock-Jones
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The unpopularity of UK-focused equity funds is somewhat undeniable, given that they have received no net new money since 2015, missing out on the £49bn invested in equities during that time, data from Calastone recently revealed.

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