Business Council

Our Business Council brings together senior leaders from innovative high-growth companies from across the TheCityUK membership. The group operates as a high-level, Chatham House-style forum for industry to constructively engage with government, opposition MPs, regulators, and other stakeholder to promote and champion the role of the industry in the UK economy.

Contact Job Title Member Company
Alasdair Haynes* Founder & CEO Aquis Exchange
Nick Dutton Chief Regulatory Officer Cboe Europe
Nick Murray-Leslie Founder & Director Chatsworth Communications
Donna Rix General Counsel Europe Citadel Investment Group (Europe) Limited
Michel Everaert Managing Director CME Group
Lawrence Oliver Deputy Chief Executive Officer DDCAP Limited
Laure Fauchet Director of Government Relations DTCC Europe Limited
Kunal Gandhi Senior Managing Director Fenchurch Advisory Partners
Penny Madden Partner - Co-Lead for London Office Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Ruth Leas Chief Executive Officer Investec Bank
Andrew Smith Senior Director Kreab
Chris Jones Chief Risk Officer London Metal Exchange
Jo Tanner Interim Corporate Affairs Director NHBC
John Rothstein Chief Executive Officer, UK Optiver
James Deal Co-Founder & Head of UK PrimaryBid
Robert Hughes-Penney Senior Investment Director Rathbones Group
Toby Marsh Group Chief of Staff & Senior Leader for Business and Commercial Strategy RBC Brewin Dolphin
Jordan Sinclair President Robinhood - UK
Hamish Patrick Partner, Head of Financial Sector Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Kirsten Hewson Chair Shoosmiths
Ian Cornwall Director, Head Market Structure SIX Swiss Exchange
Andrew Gillen Senior Partner Travers Smith LLP
Peter Hewitt Co-Chairman Universal Defence & Security Solutions
Anthony Velevitch Chief Risk Officer, Europe and Americas Westpac Banking Corporation
Oliver Brettle Partner and Global Executive Committee Member White & Case LLP
Annemarie Durbin Board Chair Yorkshire Building Society
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Our latest work

TheCityUK response to the FOS consultation on ‘Charging Claims Management Companies and other professional representatives’

We submitted our response to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) consultation on proposals to charge case fees for claims management companies (CMCs) and other professional representatives.

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The King’s Speech 2024

Following His Majesty the King’s first King’s Speech of the new Parliament, we have put together a summary of the planned bills that we expect to impact our industry.

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News

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TheCityUK comments on the UK joining the WTO Joint Initiative on Electronic Commerce

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What will the Chancellor, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, reveal in her Mansion House speech?

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TheCityUK comments on the King’s Speech

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TheCityUK comments on the FCA's new listing rules

Events

IFN UK Forum 2024

We are pleased to be supporting the forthcoming IFN UK Forum 2024, which will take place on the 2 September 2024 at Mansion House. The forum is Europe's premier Islamic finance event and a meeting place for the industry's elite.

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Ethical Finance Global 2024

We are pleased to be supporting the forthcoming Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI)’s Ethical Finance Global 2024 which will take place on the 25 September 2024 at the RBS Conference Centre in Edinburgh.

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