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Guest blog: Building the next generation of market infrastructure

In this guest blog, John Zecca, Chief Legal, Risk & Regulatory Officer at Nasdaq, explores how tokenisation, AI and digitally native investors are reshaping capital markets, and argues that the UK can lead this transition by moving from experimentation to implementation while maintaining market resilience, investor protection and international regulatory alignment.

What makes a market ‘emerging’? Identifying strategically relevant financial services trade corridors

In this blog Anjalika explores what makes a financial services trade corridor genuinely ‘emerging’. Using a rule-based approach, she explains how combining initial trade values, long-term growth and cumulative trade helps distinguish meaningful new opportunities from small or volatile flows, and considers how this analysis could help the UK identify and target strategically relevant markets beyond Europe and the US.

The real test for devolution starts now

The Government’s new “Growth Situation Room” signals a growing focus on devolution as a driver of economic growth across the UK. Drawing on five years of engagement with businesses, policymakers and civic leaders, TheCityUK argues that local growth succeeds when government, business and regional leaders work together from the outset. With the right mix of investment, skills and partnerships, every nation and region has the potential to deliver lasting economic success.

International capital: what’s in an acronym?

In this blog Anjalika looks at how the UK’s international capital story extends beyond foreign direct investment (FDI). She explains why volatile annual FDI figures tell only part of the picture and highlights the wider role of foreign portfolio investment and cross-border deposits in supporting the UK economy and its position as a leading international financial centre.