AIM: Aiming higher or staying put?

Graduation day might be approaching for some of the larger companies listed on London’s AIM (Alternative Investment Market) but the sheer volume of competitors means some might not make the cut.

There are signs that the tendency for smaller companies to move to an AIM listing might be reversing but the process of migrating to the stricter regulatory requirements of the main London market is not without risk. Some fund managers say that some of AIM’s finest are ready to step up to the London Stock Exchange, but is this really the start of a new trend?

In 2005, 40 companies moved from the main market to AIM, whereas only a few moved the other way.

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