Bosses from HSBC, Peel Hunt and Schroders are among those meeting Jeremy Hunt for talks on reforms to boost the competitiveness of UK equity markets, Sky News learns.
By Mark Kleinman, City editor @MarkKleinmanSky
Jeremy Hunt held talks with some of the City’s top business leaders on Tuesday in a bid to inject fresh momentum into London’s flagging market for new company listings.
Sky News understands the chief executives of asset managers Abrdn and Schroders and their counterpart at HSBC Holdings were among those scheduled to attend a breakfast summit with the chancellor.
City sources said the objective of the meeting was to review existing initiatives aimed at boosting the competitiveness of UK equity…
