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A government sponsored review into UK equity markets set up in 2011 and led by Professor John Kay.


This theory describes the expected relationship between [[Spot rate|spot]] and [[Forward foreign exchange rate|forward foreign exchange rates]], and the [[Interest rate|interest rates]] in the related currency pair.
The review was established to ask how well equity markets are achieving the following core purposes:


Under efficient market conditions the interest rate parity theory predicts that the forward FX rate (available in the market today) should be equal to the spot FX rate, adjusted for the difference in interest rates between the currency pair over the relevant period.
1. Enhancing the performance of UK companies by facilitating investment and enabling effective governance and decision making in support of long-term profitability and growth; and


2. Enabling investors to benefit from this corporate activity in the form of returns from equity investment.


IRP holds very strongly for actively traded currency pairs; less so for currencies which are not so actively traded.  
The review was designed assess to what extent equity market participants are excessively focused on short-term outcomes to the detriment of the core purposes (1. and 2. noted above) and if so, what actions should be taken to address this problem.
 
It therefore examines the incentives, motivations and timescales of the following participants in the equity markets – end investors, pension funds, advisers, fund managers, the market and company boards – and also the relationships between them.
 
 
The Kay Report, published in 2012 was welcomed, by the UK Government in its response of the same year.
 
Implementation of the recommendations continues to be monitored.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[CertFMM]]
* [[Corporate governance]]
* [[Covered interest arbitrage]]
* [[Equity]]
* [[Efficient market hypothesis]]
 
* [[Foreign exchange]]
 
* [[Forward foreign exchange rate]]
====Other links====
* [[Forward forward rate]]
[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/367070/bis-14-1157-implementation-of-the-kay-review-progress-report.pdf Building a culture of long-term equity investment - Implementation of the Kay Review:Progress Report, Oct 2014]
* [[Four way equivalence model]]
* [[Interest rate]]
* [[No arbitrage conditions]]
* [[Spot rate]]


[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]

Revision as of 15:00, 11 August 2015

A government sponsored review into UK equity markets set up in 2011 and led by Professor John Kay.

The review was established to ask how well equity markets are achieving the following core purposes:

1. Enhancing the performance of UK companies by facilitating investment and enabling effective governance and decision making in support of long-term profitability and growth; and

2. Enabling investors to benefit from this corporate activity in the form of returns from equity investment.

The review was designed assess to what extent equity market participants are excessively focused on short-term outcomes to the detriment of the core purposes (1. and 2. noted above) and if so, what actions should be taken to address this problem.

It therefore examines the incentives, motivations and timescales of the following participants in the equity markets – end investors, pension funds, advisers, fund managers, the market and company boards – and also the relationships between them.


The Kay Report, published in 2012 was welcomed, by the UK Government in its response of the same year.

Implementation of the recommendations continues to be monitored.


See also


Other links

Building a culture of long-term equity investment - Implementation of the Kay Review:Progress Report, Oct 2014