Europe’s equity markets are at a record high but beneath the surface they are in crisis. Trading volumes are sinking, initial public offerings are scarce and some of its biggest companies prefer the appeal of the US.
The lacklustre activity has jolted the region’s policymakers into action. They are trying to revive their faltering markets with incentives designed to boost investment in domestic companies and encourage businesses to list at home.
Yet those ambitions are littered with political, financial and cultural obstacles that for years have proven overwhelming. Meanwhile the US market grows ever larger.
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