ClearBank co-founder among executives meeting Reeves to discuss incentives for UK floats

Meeting with chancellor on Wednesday

Sorin Dojan
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ClearBank co-founder and former CEO Charles McManus attended a meeting on Wednesday (9 July) with UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves and other fintech executives to discuss incentives to list on the London Stock Exchange, Investment Week understands.

The meeting was attended by others such as Revolut, Atom Bank and Zilch, with some urging the chancellor to find incentives for them to list on the London Stock Exchange, or else they may find other markets for floating, Sky News reported earlier today. Revolut launches stocks and shares ISA with UK-listed ETFs People familiar with the matter told Sky News that the chancellor has been called on to consider offering stamp duty holidays or capital gains tax cuts for investors in newly listed companies. This was proposed as a way to encourage fast-growing businesses to go public in th...

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