Miles Celic

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.