Reform of the UK Public and Private Capital Markets Summit 2026

Keynotes: Industry leaders tackling today’s biggest challenges
Panel discussions: Explore real-world solutions and future trends
Networking breaks: Connect with peers and partners

We are delighted to announce that the next edition of City & Financial Global’s seminal Summit on the Reform of the UK Capital Markets will take place on 5 October. When the industry gathered for last year's Summit, attention was focused on the introduction of landmark listing reforms as part of the Government's ambitions to enhance the competitiveness of UK public markets. Twelve months on, the conversation has moved beyond these initial reforms, with the focus shifting to more fundamental, structural issues that need to be resolved.

Against a backdrop of global competition for capital, the UK needs to attract greater investment in its domestic equities markets from pension funds, retail investors and overseas investors, while at the same time completing the reforms of its trading and investment infrastructure based on blockchain and other technologies to minimise friction and increase efficiency. This year's Summit will bring together policymakers, regulators, investors, issuers and market infrastructure leaders to assess progress to date and identify what must happen next.

How effective the recent regulatory reforms have been
Unlocking pension fund investment
Developing a retail investment culture (the Retail Investment Campaign)
Attracting a greater level of international investment
How the UK capital markets are moving to a fully tokenised future based on DLT
The public-private markets relationship
Developing a pipeline of high growth company IPOs
The Dematerialisation Market Action Taskforce (DEMAT) report and reforms to the UK’s shareholding framework

As the focus shifts from reform design to delivery and outcomes, the Reform of the UK Capital Markets Summit 2026 provides a timely forum to evaluate progress, debate future priorities and explore how the UK can build deeper, more dynamic and internationally competitive capital markets.