Government action needed to halt UK equity market decline

Companies say regulation should be rolled back

David Brenchley
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Fund managers and listed UK companies expect the decline of the UK's public equity markets to continue into the 2020s, calling on the Government to roll back onerous regulation, reduce IPO costs and overhaul the dividend tax regime, a survey has revealed.

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