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City Week 2026: London goes on the attack over IPO valuations

City Week 2026 Capital Markets Panel L-R: Mark Austin CBE, partner, Latham & Watkins; Dame Julia Hoggett, CEO, London Stock Exchange; Ann Prendergast, head of EMEA, State Street Investment Management
Panel L-R: Mark Austin CBE, partner, Latham & Watkins; Dame Julia Hoggett, CEO, London Stock Exchange; Ann Prendergast, head of EMEA, State Street Investment Management. Photo: City & Financial Global
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Jean Hurley

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London is actively removing market friction to position itself as an agile global financial hub, contrasting itself with the regulatory burdens of the US and the fragmented EU.

London’s financial leadership is launching a data-backed counter-offensive against Wall Street, using fresh performance figures to dismantle the long-held assumption that a New York listing guarantees superior long-term value for migrating companies.

​Speaking at the City Week 2026 The Future of Capital Markets Summit, Dame Julia Hoggett, CEO of

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