CFA UK author series: The great British disconnect: Restoring trust in UK equities
Tuesday 25 November 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00 | Webinar
Join Shoaib Akhtar, a senior investment professional, for a thought-provoking session exploring the forces behind the UK equity market’s long-term decline and what it will take to restore investor confidence.
Despite the City’s global reputation, the UK equity market has steadily lost domestic engagement. Nearly £10 billion exited UK equity funds in 2024 alone. Listings on the London Stock Exchange have fallen 40 percent since 2000. The UK is becoming an outlier among developed markets. Why?
This session will explore the structural, cultural and behavioural forces behind that decline and what might be done to reverse course.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the historical and cultural factors behind the UK’s shrinking equity market.
- Explore the economic and social costs of long-term risk aversion.
- Define actionable steps investors and policymakers can take to restore confidence.
Who Should Attend:
This session is ideal for portfolio managers and strategists seeking the insights needed to navigate and shape the future of the UK capital markets.
Speaker:
Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar is a senior investment professional with over a decade of experience across fund research, portfolio management and market strategy. Throughout his career, he has observed the steady decline in UK equity participation and the growing detachment between the public and its own market. This is a theme that inspired his new book, 'The Great British Disconnect'.
Timings:
Registration: 16:55
Event: 17:00 - 18:00
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