There is a clear and renewed appetite for the UK market, particularly from overseas investors. Here’s what will come next and what London needs to do to benefit, says Ross Mitchinson

I’m more optimistic than ever about London’s prospects as a dominant investment destination for the year ahead. 

At a recent landmark dbAccess UKI Conference 2026, Deutsche Numis brought together several hundred global investors with leading UK listed corporates. On the second day there was a very interesting and informative Q&A session with Dame Julia Hoggett, CEO of the London Stock Exchange. She articulated the great progress that has been made around areas such as listing reforms, but also said that the entire ecosystem needs to continue working together, across private and public markets, to provide access to the vital capital companies need at every stage of their development. She was clear that there is no shortage of money in the UK, but there needs to be greater focus on making sure that capital flows into productive assets, including UK listed companies. If there was to be a reverse of the outflows from UK equities by domestic pension funds, this would be exceptionally positive for markets and also for the ability to raise fresh equity on the London markets. 

Our conference conversations show that, following several years of cautiousness, UK boardrooms are starting to look at growth again. This represents a notable........

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