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

Speech by Jon Relleen, director of infrastructure and exchanges, at the Reform of the UK Public and Private Capital Markets Summit 2026. The Economic Secretary to the Treasury has discussed the contribution of UK markets to economic growth.I want to build on that by talking about the FCA’s role in reforming capital market rules.The headline is that we’ve been very busy over the past few years.We’ve now completed major aspects of a multi-year programme of work, to ensure capital markets work well for our economy and support growth.This has already delivered positive changes. But there’s plenty