Following the Chancellor's Mansion House speech, our Chief Executive Officer, Miles Celic, commented on the crucial role of financial services in fostering growth and competitiveness, highlighting key issues such as boosting investment, pension reform, and the need for a long-term pro-growth strategy for the industry.
Our Chief Executive Officer, Miles Celic, responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget 2024 and how financial and related professional services can help to deliver nationwide growth.
Our Chief Executive Officer, Miles Celic, has commented on the positive impact these reforms should have on the UK's current planning framework, and their significance for large infrastructure projects.
The UK joins ground-breaking global digital trade agreement that will make trade faster, cheaper, fairer and more secure.
Our CEO comments on the bills introduced in the King's Speech delivered on 17 July 2024.
Our CEO comments on the new rules announced by the FCA to boost growth and innovation on UK's stock market.
Congratulations to Emma Reynolds MP on her appointment as Pensions Minister
Congratulations to Tulip Siddiq MP on her appointment as Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
Our CEO comments on the outcome of the UK general election
Our CEO comments on the UK's ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Our CEO comments on the Smarter Regulation Programme's new measures and White Paper.
Our CEO comments on the new report published by the Green Finance Institute.
Our CEO comments on the announcement of the CPTPP Act receiving Royal Assent.
The Budget put forward positive measures to attract more investment into the UK and to drive growth across the economy. But more remains to be done.
Following a busy end to 2023, we have carried that good momentum into the new year with outcomes and activity being delivered across our strategic priorities.
Responding to the COP28 Agreement reached at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai....
Commenting on the death of former UK Chancellor Alistair Darling, Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK, said: "We are deeply saddened by the death of Alistair Darling. He was a key figure in steering the economy through the financial crisis
In response to the sustainability disclosure and labelling regime confirmed by the FCA...
In response to the Department of Business and Trade’s proposal that the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) should contribute to promoting competitiveness
Following today’s Autumn Statement delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt...
As we head into the winter months, there remains plenty on the agenda and the prospect of a year of considerable change ahead in national and global politics, economics and regulation...
Comment on the first meeting of the Joint EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum....
As we enter the autumn, work across our strategic priorities continues at pace...
TheCityUK response to the Chancellor’s Mansion House Reforms to drive greater access to capital markets
Our CEO gives an insight into our latest activity including flagship conferences, political engagement, new legislation and meetings and delegations.
Comment on the the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on financial services with the EU
Commenting on the death of Sir Winfried Bischoff, Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK, said...
It’s been a busy first quarter, with good momentum across our priority programmes of work.
Being the first new member country to accede to such a strategically significant trade bloc is a great achievement for the UK.
The government’s updated Green Finance Strategy is a significant and welcome step forward on the UK’s path to net-zero transition.
The Chancellor’s focus on embracing innovation, boosting business investment and driving growth right across the UK is promising.
I am very pleased to report the successful outcome of our campaign against proposals to create a broad and ill-defined Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) within the National Security Bill.
It’s been a busy few months for the team at TheCityUK; we’ve kicked off 2023 in the same vein as we finished 2022, with activity and key outcomes being delivered across our programme of work.
Following today’s announcement by the Chancellor of a set of reforms to drive growth and competitiveness in the financial services sector, Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK, said: “Boosting the industry's competitiveness and securing the UK's position as a world-leading international financial centre is an investment in the nation’s success and in communities across the country.
The run-in towards the end of the year has been very busy, with much activity delivered across the breadth of our work programme.
An agreement to renew the Services Mobility Agreement (SMA) between the UK and Switzerland for a further three years is a great win for financial and related professional services.
Following today’s Autumn Statement by the Chancellor, Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK, said: “We welcome the clarity provided by the Chancellor in his Autumn Statement, particularly around reforms to Solvency II which will help to unlock investment from insurers for green energy and infrastructure projects across the UK.
Following Rishi Sunak’s appointment as Prime Minister, Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK, said: “I offer congratulations to Rishi Sunak on becoming our country’s new Prime Minister.
It’s starting to feel like I start every one of these blogs with a comment about the unprecedented events of the past few weeks and this one is no exception.
An update from Miles on the big changes in Government and the work we've been doing over the last few weeks.
An overview of what we have been working on over the last few weeks across our strategic priorities, including our latest meetings, events and research.
A summary of our work across our strategic priorities - international trade and investment; long term competitiveness; trust and reputation; regions and nations and sustainability.
New Board Chair announcement, key events and our latest reports...
It has been a busy few weeks since my last update, with activity continuing to progress strongly across our strategic priorities.
With many Covid restrictions to be eased from today, firms across the industry have been setting out their plans and expectations for future working arrangements.
As the government’s roadmap out of lockdown continues to progress to plan, conversations about returning to the office, and more broadly about returning to towns and cities across the UK, are intensifying.
