Buybacks are another reason to start embracing UK equities again

Confidence coming back after Brexit

clock • 4 min read

After a Brexit-induced hiatus, marginal buyers are coming back to the UK. Overseas demand for UK gilts has never been higher. Offshore private equity firms are competing for a deep pool of attractively valued businesses. And, with some of the highest free cash flow yields in the world, many UK blue chips have started to pull the buyback lever as part of broader plans to return capital to shareholders.

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week today

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Equities

Forvis Mazars reduces US mega-cap holdings in Q3 MPS rebalance

Forvis Mazars reduces US mega-cap holdings in Q3 MPS rebalance

Shifts into gold and bonds

Patrick Brusnahan
clock 10 August 2026 • 1 min read
FundCalibre's Juliet Schooling Latter: A fund to take advantage of growth and value's levelling playing field

FundCalibre's Juliet Schooling Latter: A fund to take advantage of growth and value's levelling playing field

Fidelity Global Special Situations

Juliet Schooling Latter
clock 07 August 2026 • 5 min read
Hargreaves Lansdown's Kate Marshall: UK opportunities beyond the crowded AI trade

Hargreaves Lansdown's Kate Marshall: UK opportunities beyond the crowded AI trade

Diversification potential

Kate Marshall
clock 04 August 2026 • 3 min read
Trustpilot