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Reforming UK capital markets to ensure they work well for our economy

UK · 2026-10-05

Key takeaway

FCA completes multi-year UK capital market reform programme, flags tokenisation, AI, and private company share trading as next frontiers.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerFCA completes capital market reforms and signals further work on tokenisation, AI, and private share trading
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onlisting costs fall and secondary market liquidity improves for UK companies
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onUK SMEs gain cheaper access to equity capital, reducing dependence on bank lending
  4. Step 4 · Reaches youSME balance sheets strengthen, enabling investment in productivity and growth

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: FCA News

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