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In the knowledge that we are going to get a new cabinet and a new government
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what does the industry need to see policy-wise to keep this momentum going
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and make sure that retail investors don't go back to cash? The government has a vested interest in ensuring that people have financial independence
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The announcement earlier this year with Savvy the Squirrel and the marketing around personal investing
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we think that will have a very, very positive impact. And in fairness, over the last five years, retail participation in the UK has grown quite a lot
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We are still lagging. I think we're the lowest of the G7 in terms of retail investment numbers
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But that said, we just need people to participate and then to turn that participation into engagement
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So people actually take control and be comfortable with managing money themselves