Lord Mayor Alastair King calls for ISA reform to boost investment into UK equities

Mansion House speech

Sorin Dojan
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Alastair King, Lord Mayor of the City of London, has called for the chancellor to reconsider the model for individual savings accounts to bolster investment into UK equities.

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