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

Twice a year Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces anestimate 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.Foreign investors own the lion's share of the 1.7 trillion ($2.6 trillion) worth of stock in the UK, according to the ONS, accounting for an estimated 54% of shares.Foreign ownership of UK shares has soared since the early 1990s from less that 20% to its current level.Meanwhile, ordinary people putting their money directly into the stock market is becoming rarer and the percentage of shares owned by individuals has been falling since the 1960s. Retail investors currently make up 12% of the market.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: These are the side effects of sleeping on your back, side, and stomach
Click here to read full news..