Our latest comments, blogs, press releases and statements about the financial and related professional services industry can be found below.
Read the speech given by Bruce Carnegie-Brown, our Leadership Council Chair, at our National Conference 2024. Highlighting the importance of building infrastructure, investing in technology and supporting sustainable finance to achieve the government's growth agenda.
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.
The Chancellor’s Mansion House address is a pivotal event for the financial and related professional services industry. We have been engaging with HM Treasury to set out four key policy areas for strong partnership between the government and our industry aimed at promoting inclusive growth across the UK.
Ahead of our National Conference on the 26 November, David Morris, Midlands Regional Market Leader at PwC UK, has looked into how financial and related professional services firms can help to boost growth in the Midlands.
How might COP29 influence the future of sustainable finance and the UK's involvement in global climate initiatives? Jessica Skedd, our Policy Manager, Green and Sustainable Finance, looks into the key developments and insights from this important event.
Our new report, ‘Sovereign Wealth Funds: Global trends and the UK's role in the evolving landscape for Sovereign Investment Vehicles’, reveals that SWFs’ AuM grew at an average annual rate of 7% over the decade to 2023.
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 Economist and Director, Economic Research, Anjalika Bardalai, analyses subsector and country contributions to industry export growth, providing more colour than in the picture painted by simple growth rates.
In this guest blog, Cuan Coulter, Executive Vice President, Head of UK and Ireland at State Street, looks at how the government's focus on economic growth and competitiveness is promising for businesses, particularly in the investment sector.
Ahead of our National Conference 2024, Rupert Pleasant, Chief Executive at Guernsey Finance, has written a guest blog which looks into how the Crown Dependency can help drive investment into the UK.
Matt Kelcher, our Head of Public Affairs, explores the meaning of inclusive growth and the importance of a strong partnership between the government and our industry.
Our new research highlights the significant contribution the financial and related professional services industry makes to each region and nation across the UK.
