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Dematerialisation of Securities in the UK: What it Means and Why it Matters by Sam Tyfield, Partner at Shoosmiths Digital Bytes by Team Blockchain Radio; Powered By Cyber.FM

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Dematerialisation of the equity securities market in the UK is long overdue and the status quo puts the UK at a competitive disadvantage; moving to a fully dematerialised equity holdings model is a legislative and contractual challenge. Ultimately, the UK should look at a new paradigm which utilises emerging (although proven) technology to provide the individual interests sought by those shareholders who are concerned they would lose them in a nominee-based model.

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Dematerialisation of the equity securities market in the UK is long overdue and the status quo puts the UK at a competitive disadvantage; moving to a fully dematerialised equity holdings model is a legislative and contractual challenge. Ultimately, the UK should look at a new paradigm which utilises emerging (although proven) technology to provide the individual interests sought by those shareholders who are concerned they would lose them in a nominee-based model.

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