Summary

City & Financial Global is delighted to announce its third annual Summit on the Reform of the UK  Public and Private Capital Markets, taking place on 13 October 2025 in Central London. 

The purpose of the Summit is to provide a forum for companies and capital markets practitioners to learn how the ongoing reform of the UK’s public and private capital markets will affect them. It will also provide a detailed assessment of whether current and future reforms will create an environment in which companies can flourish, innovate and scale-up.

According to recent research by Schroders, American investors have pumped more than $15 billion into UK equities since the start of the year - more than into other overseas markets. With the FTSE 100 trading at record highs, valuations have been boosted. This will no doubt have been picked up on by companies considering whether to list in London, many of whom reacted well to the relaxation in regulatory requirements here but remained concerned by the perceived valuation gap between the UK and U.S. 

Chaired by James Palmer, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, this year’s Reform of the UK Public and Private Capital Markets Summit, taking place on 13 October, is a unique forum for key figures in the capital markets ecosystem to discuss the next phase of reform in the UK and the new opportunities it may bring both for companies that are considering where to list and for market practitioners.

Key speakers include: 

  • Simon Walls, Executive Director for Markets, FCA
  • Marcus Stuttard, Head of UK Primary Markets and AIM, London Stock Exchange plc
  • James Palmer, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
  • John Wilkinson, Managing Director, Co-Head EMEA ECM Origination, Goldman Sachs
  • Julian Morse, Chief Executive Officer, Cavendish Financial plc
  • Irene Graham OBE, CEO, The Scaleup Institute
  • Tim Fassam, Director of Public Affairs, Phoenix Group 
  • Zoe Alexander, Director of Policy and Advocacy, PLSA
  • Claire Suddens-Spiers, Co-Head of Equity Markets Solutions, Rothschild & Co, Chair, TheCityUK’s Capital Markets Group
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Key themes to be addressed include:

  • The role of regulation in encouraging investment in the City
  • What the LSE is doing to improve its attractiveness as a listing venue – and why companies are still choosing to list elsewhere (or not at all)
  • The impact of the government’s proposed changes to the SMCR
  • Unlocking capital for UK business and infrastructure, including the pivotal role of pension funds under the Mansion House Accord and the Pensions Investment Review
  • Developing a pipeline for future IPOs and the role PISCES can play in bridging the gap between PE investment and a public listing
  • Boosting retail participation and liquidity to maintain competitiveness with US and European markets
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