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These 7 charts show who exactly owns Britain's stock markets

Oscar Williams-Grut   

These 7 charts show who exactly owns Britain's stock markets
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Royal enthusiasts sit outside the Lindo wing of St Mary's Hospital where Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is expected to give birth to her second child in the next few days, in central London, England, April 27, 2015.

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Royal enthusiasts sit outside the Lindo wing of St Mary's Hospital where Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth.

Twice a year Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces an estimate of who exactly owns the shares in UK-listed and incorporated companies.

The latest figures show, perhaps surprisingly, that pension funds play a relatively small part in stock markets and the majority of shares are owned by foreign investors.

We've pulled the 7 key graphs from the report that tell you everything you need to know about who owns shares in the UK.

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