The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is in trouble. Whether measured on the basis of listed companies or the capitalisation of the market, the LSE has seriously declined since the 2008 financial crisis. Moreover, its decline has out-stripped any notional decline observed in the US or the EU.
Concerningly the LSE and its primary indices are dominated by ‘old economy’ companies in the mining, financial, manufacturing and retail sectors. Resuscitating the LSE will involve encouraging tech-companies to grow and list on the exchange, and, accordingly, the regulatory environment of the LSE and beyond needs to be reformed for the modern age.