RECENT POLICY DISCUSSION
UK Financial Services - Supporting Growth and Competitiveness
GUILDHALL, LONDON EC2V 7HH
THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2024 FROM 10:00 UNTIL 16:00
European Financial Forum, in collaboration with the City of London Corporation and Blackrock, held a summit focused on the challenges facing UK financial services strategy and regulation. Speakers were of the highest calibre and include:
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Rupert Soames, President of the Confederation of British Industry
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Rt Hon the The Lord Mayor, Alastair King
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Ashley Alder, Chair of the Financial Conduct Authority
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Lord Forsyth, Chair of the Financial Services Regulation Committee in the House of Lords
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The Chairman of Eurofi, David Wright
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Jack Inglis, Chief Executive Officer, Alternative Investment Management Association
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Michael Pedroni lately Chief Global Affairs Officer, ICI Global
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Christopher Bates, Special Counsel, Clifford Chance
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Claire Jolly, Beaufort Strategy and lately Elliott Advisors
RECENT PUBLICATION
BOOSTING LOCAL AND REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
The Forum released a report arguing that infrastructure projects in the UK should be decentralised with Mayors, local authorities and communities playing a larger part in their planning and financing.
The report was formulated by a working group chaired by Dipesh Shah CBE, Chair of the Ox-Cam Pan-Regional Partnership and draws on insights from a wide range of experts across the sectors.
It states that funding should be devolved from Whitehall, local planning teams and statutory consultees should be boosted, and community benefit packages introduced to bolster support for essential infrastructure renewal. To tackle the crisis in water the group recommends a major shift in decision-taking to the areas from which the water supply comes. These catchment areas should be able to shape water policy, which should be devolved from national plans to ensure that the outcomes in particular regions are as important in Ofwat’s planning as are current measures of company performance.
FORUM GROUPS
The European Financial Forum brings together policymakers, regulators and market participants in constructive dialogue.
It holds frequent special roundtables on topical issues, which allow a fruitful exchange of confidential analysis, perspective and policy ideas.
