City minister urges investors to back the UK stock market
<img width="250" height="139" src="https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FIN-LP-FP-Markets-and-TradingView-partnership-provides-advanced-tools-to-traders-5903579920-iStock-818517624-250×139.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="" srcset="https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FIN-LP-FP-Markets-and-TradingView-partnership-provides-advanced-tools-to-traders-5903579920-iStock-818517624-250×139.jpg 250w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FIN-LP-FP-Markets-and-TradingView-partnership-provides-advanced-tools-to-traders-5903579920-iStock-818517624-700×389.jpg 700w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FIN-LP-FP-Markets-and-TradingView-partnership-provides-advanced-tools-to-traders-5903579920-iStock-818517624-768×427.jpg 768w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FIN-LP-FP-Markets-and-TradingView-partnership-provides-advanced-tools-to-traders-5903579920-iStock-818517624-120×67.jpg 120w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FIN-LP-FP-Markets-and-TradingView-partnership-provides-advanced-tools-to-traders-5903579920-iStock-818517624-245×136.jpg 245w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FIN-LP-FP-Markets-and-TradingView-partnership-provides-advanced-tools-to-traders-5903579920-iStock-818517624-500×278.jpg 500w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FIN-LP-FP-Markets-and-TradingView-partnership-provides-advanced-tools-to-traders-5903579920-iStock-818517624.jpg 1373w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /><p><span data-contrast="none">Most notably, Afolami noted that investors would be wise to invest in <a href="https://www.leaprate.com/financial-services/fraud/natwest-slapped-with-a-35-million-criminal-fine-for-us-treasury-manipulation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NatWest</a> (LON: NWG) shares, arguing that the relationship bank is a worthy investment with savings automatically enrolled and invested into the British stock market. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">After two recent share sales, the British government’s stake in NatWest is approximately 37%. The government saved NatWest from bankruptcy during the 2008 financial crash, and the state has been feeding back shares into the market. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="none">In an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday, Afolami addressed the burgeoning crypto-market and its hold over young stock traders: </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
<blockquote><p><span data-contrast="none">That’s one of the things that I want to change – to say, don’t just own crypto, own a share of NatWest, don’t just own crypto, invest with your savings through automatic enrollment, invest in Britain, the British stock market. That is the shift that we need to see. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p></blockquote>
<p><span data-contrast="none">In 2023, newly listed Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) sunk to a 13-year low on the London Stock Exchange. The market saw a 49% plummet in new listings, with only 23 firms issuing IPOs, compared to the 45 registered in 2022. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
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