Emerging markets buck investor woes as equity funds shunned

UK · 2026-10-06

1. Step 1 · The triggerUK equity funds suffer £858m of net outflows in September, the 15th consecutive month of redemptions
2. Step 2 · Knock-ondomestic institutional capital available for UK-listed and UK-domiciled growth companies contracts as fund managers hold elevated cash or rotate to bonds
3. Step 3 · Knock-onUK SME equity fundraises face a smaller, more selective domestic investor base and must price at wider discounts to clear
4. Step 4 · Knock-onbank lending to UK SMEs tightens as equity comparables fall and covenant headroom narrows, pushing more firms toward expensive alternative credit
5. Step 5 · Reaches youthe SME's weighted average cost of capital rises and growth investment is deferred or diluted

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Source: City A.M.

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