Topic

U.K. capital markets

Equity and debt markets based in Britain, including the London Stock Exchange, AIM, and the tax and pension rules that shape domestic investment in them.

Current clusters

invest1 publisher

Smarter Web freed £132.5m of distributable reserves before asking London for £25m

The Bristol company wants £15m to £25m for MORE shares, a sterling perpetual preferred backed by 2,878 bitcoin, and the High Court cleared the dividend capacity in July, before any prospectus existed.

Publishers:cryptobriefing.com

Reality

Evidence38
Adoption24
Hype gap+34
Incentives72
Confidence45

invest1 publisher

One Uzbek state fund supplied 77% of London's first-half listing proceeds

London's register has fallen to 1,534 companies and more than 30 are leaving this year, while its seven first-half IPOs raised $780 million between them. LSE chief Julia Hoggett says the pipeline is the largest since 2005.

Publishers:fortune.com

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption32
Hype gap+35
Incentives78
Confidence52