Long-Term Competitiveness Group

Our Long-Term Competitiveness Group (LTCG) is our senior member body responsible for ensuring that government and regulators develop and implement policies designed to ensure that the UK remains an internationally attractive and competitive place for financial and related professional services firms to invest and do business.

The group provides strategic oversight to our policy work, ensuring that long-term competitiveness issues for the industry are considered and addressed by policymakers as business adapts to technological, environmental, and social change. It is focused on influencing the future shape of the UK’s regulatory, legal, and tax regimes and the approach of its regulatory and supervisory authorities.

With the support of specialist policy committees, the LTCG supports TheCityUK in celebrating the strengths and success of our industry, while ensuring that the UK policy and regulatory landscape continues to evolve in a way which supports the industry’s continued growth and success.

The group is supported by several specialist committees:  

Our latest long-term competitiveness work:

Key facts about the UK as an international financial centre 2024

Our latest international key facts report highlights the UK as a leading global financial hub. The industry employs over 2.4 million people, drives tax revenues, trade surpluses, and inward investment, while supporting key industries like technology and life sciences.

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TheCityUK response to the House of Lords' Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill Special Public Bill Committee's call for evidence

In our response to the House of Lords' Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill Special Public Bill Committee's call for evidence, we welcomed the Bill as a necessary and effective step to signal UK international leadership in digital assets.

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Our latest long-term competitiveness news:

UK leads world in financial services trade surplus

Blog

Big beasts? Analysing employment and size distribution in financial and related professional services

UK maintains its reputation as a world leader for international legal services

Comment

TheCityUK comments on the Chancellor's Mansion House speech

Events:

TheCityUK National Conference 2024 Highlights

Watch the full session recordings of our National Conference 2024, which took place at the Library of Birmingham on Tuesday 26 November. In light of the government's renewed focus on regional growth and devolution, this year's conference was a great opportunity to look at the role of our industry in enabling inclusive growth across the UK.

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TheCityUK and Financial Services Skills Commission Future Skills Conference 2025

Register now for the Future Skills Conference 2025, in partnership with Financial Services Skills Commission, which will take place in London on Thursday 22 May 2025.

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