Eustace Santa Barbara shares four reasons for investors to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the AIM market, which he says remains both misunderstood and undeservedly maligned...
Landmark birthdays often bring reflection. When we reach a particular milestone – 18, 21, 40, 50 – we tend to ruminate on what we have achieved to date and what we hope to accomplish in the future. Spare a thought, then, for AIM, formerly the Alternative Investment Market, which will turn 30 this year. The UK's "junior" market, as it is also known, certainly has plenty to contemplate as it heads into its fourth decade. On 19 June 1995, when it was launched as a sub-exchange of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), AIM consisted of just ten companies. Each was small, primed for growth and i...
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