Money Box Live: At the London Stock Exchange

Money Box

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4.2 • 804 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Money Box Live hits the road and heads to the heart of the City of London for this special programme on investing. We're live at the London Stock Exchange to look at the basics and weigh up the different options.

According to the Financial Conduct Authority, about a third of adults had some sort of investment last year, but Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants savers to put more money into investments, arguing it will bring better returns and help boost the economy. But is it really for everyone? And how do you actually do it?

Felicity Hannah is joined by Julia Sage-Bell, senior policy advisor at the Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice Association (PIMFA), Philippa Hann, chief executive of financial advice firm Paradigm Morton and Louise Claro, an independent financial adviser at Circle Financial Services.

Presenter: Felicity Hannah Producers: James Graham and Helen Ledwick Editor: Jess Quayle Senior News Editor: Sara Wadeson (This episode was first broadcast at 3pm on Radio 4 on Wednesday the 8th of October 2025).

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0:36.0	Hello. Today, Moneybox Live has broken out of the studio and we are live in the beating heart
0:41.9	of the city of London. We're at the London Stock Exchange. Now, whether you're an ICER investor,
0:47.1	someone with a pension or even an active trader, this is where a lot of the work happens.
0:52.4	It is a very modern building. There's lots of glass and metal.
0:56.0	It's built in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral.
0:58.0	Now, where we are in the entrance, we are surrounded by screens and a huge glowing cube sculpture.
1:04.0	And it feels more like Star Trek than Wolf of Wall Street.
1:08.0	But in fact, this is one of the oldest and largest stock exchanges in the world.
1:12.7	We're here today to talk about investing. The government says it wants us to do more of it.
1:17.1	Many people lack the confidence. And of course, there are also risks. So what do you want to know about starting to invest?
1:23.9	Get in touch now. You can email Moneybox at bbco.com. Or you can send us a voice note or
1:29.6	comment on WhatsApp. The number is 0.306, 783-183. Now, while you send us your questions, I want to
1:38.1	show you around. So earlier, I caught up with Marcus Stuttard, his head of UK primary markets
1:43.0	and aim at the London Stock Exchange,
1:45.0	and also Rupert Lange from Futsi Russell, a part of the business that handles the various indices.
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