Our work is focused on the priorities of our members and where our cross-sectoral remit can add the most value - international trade and investment; long-term competitiveness; UK regions and nations; industry trust and reputation and sustainability. We provide a wide range of research that helps shape the debate and influence policy for UK-based financial and related professional services.
Following the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech, we’ve complied a summary of what was said and what it means for the financial and related professional services industry.
We have responded to the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) call for evidence on the National Wealth Fund (NWF) in April.
We have responded to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DENSZ) consultation on raising the integrity of voluntary carbon and nature markets (VCNMs).
In anticipation of the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech we have been actively engaging to highlight our members’ priorities for the government’s Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy. We have identified ten key features that we believe are essential for inclusion in the final strategy.
Our annual ‘Enabling growth across the UK’ research explores the industry’s economic contribution in each region and nation of the UK in detail and sets our policy recommendations to help enhance the industry's positive contribution to the economy.
We are pleased to see the new Trade Strategy published by the government, designed to complement the Modern Industrial Strategy and the forthcoming SME Growth Strategy.
Following the government’s publication of its Modern Industrial Strategy and some of its supporting sector plans, we’ve compiled a summary of the paper and commentary on the sections relevant to the financial and related professional services industry.
Our response welcomes steps to develop a clear and proportionate regulatory framework for cryptoasset activities that supports a flourishing digital assets industry in the UK and international leadership in financial innovation.
The West Midlands has a thriving financial and related professional services industry, employing 178,000 people and generating over £11.8 billion of Gross Value Added (GVA). This paper, based on feedback from industry leaders in the region, sets out a forward-looking agenda to unlock the full potential of financial and related professional services across the West Midlands.
