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The Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making: further information page

Terms of reference & written evidence

The inquiry was announced on 12 December 2012 and written evidence was invited for submissions of up to 3,000 words. The deadline for the submission of evidence was 18 January 2013.

Parliament TV

You can watch previous evidence sessions of the Committee via the Parliamentary webcast:

Oral Evidence

The following evidence sessions have been held for this inquiry:

Tuesday 5 February 2013

At 9.30am:

  • Professor John Kay, Chair of the Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making

Thursday 14 February 2013

At 9.30am:

  • Lord Myners CBE (former City Minister)

Tuesday 26 February 2013

At 9.30am:

  • Catherine Howarth, Chief Executive Officer, FairPensions
  • Christine Berry, Head of Policy and Research, FairPensions
  • Simon Wong, Visiting Fellow, LSE & Partner, Governance for Owners
  • Dr Paul Woolley, Head of the Paul Woolley Centre for the Study of Capital Market Dysfunctionality

At 10.30am:

  • Dominic Rossi, Global Chief Investment Officer, Fidelity Worldwide
  • Anne Richards, Chief Investment Officer, Aberdeen Asset Management
  • Harlan Zimmerman, Senior Partner, Cevian Capital
  • Roger Gray, Chief Investment Officer, Universities Superannuation Scheme

Tuesday 5 March 2013

At 9.30am:

  • Anita Skipper, Corporate Governance Adviser, Aviva Investors
  • Steve Waygood, Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva Investors
  • Neil Woodford, Head of UK Equities, Invesco Perpetual
  • Chris Hitchen, Member of Kay Advisory Board team & Chief Executive, RailPen  

At 10.30am:

  • Daniel Godfrey, Chief Executive, Investment Management Association (IMA)
  • Guy Sears, Director, Institutional, Investment Management Association (IMA)
  • Penny Shepherd, Chief Executive, UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF)
  • Matthew Fell, Director of Competitive Markets, Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

Tuesday 26 March 2013

At 11.30am:

  • Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Select Committee Inquiries

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  • Report published
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