Peel Hunt: FTSE SmallCap index could cease to exist by 2028

UK M&A report

Valeria Martinez
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The FTSE SmallCap index will cease to exist by 2028 at the current run-rate, given the minimal IPO activity in the UK market in the last two years, Peel Hunt’s head of research has warned.

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