Our latest comments, blogs, press releases and statements about the financial and related professional services industry can be found below.
In her latest blog, Anjalika Bardalai, our Chief Economist and Director, Economic Research, looks at the significant divergence between value and volume growth in UK financial services exports.
Our landmark joint paper with ADS, ‘Finance and investment for UK defence’, emphasising the need for the government to develop mechanisms that reduce perceived risks in the defence industry for finance and investment communities.
Read the speech given by Anne Richards DBE, Chair of the Board, TheCityUK, to the Future Skills Conference 2025
Our CEO responds the UK-EU 'Common Understanding' package published during the first annual UK-EU Leaders’ Summit.
In this guest blog ahead of speaking on a panel at the Future Skills Conference 2025, Garth Ledingham, Head of Future Skills and Learning Technology, Nationwide, explores the importance of strategically investing in workforce skills to meet evolving business and customer needs.
New economic research from TheCityUK underlines the substantial impact the UK-based financial and related professional services industry has on the UK economy
Matt Kelcher, our Director, Public Affairs, provides a brief overview on our position when it comes to the planning reforms currently under review.
TheCityUK is urging an immediate independent review of the justice system in England and Wales to develop a strategic plan that ensures its effectiveness and supports the government's economic growth objectives.
This blog post from Freshfields highlights a new report launched at our International Conference. The report suggests ways to refine the UK's national security and investment regime to boost economic growth and attract foreign direct investment. It highlights practical recommendations to improve the efficiency and transparency of the National Security and Investment Act while ensuring the protection of national security.
The report highlights that while the UK’s National Security & Investment Act (NS&I) provides investors with a comparatively predictable regime, it casts a very wide net over investment activity compared to screening regimes in other jurisdictions competing for investment.
Read the speech given by Anne Richards DBE, Chair of the Board, TheCityUK, to our International Conference 2025
Anjalika Bardalai, our Chief Economist and Director, Economic Research, looks into the crucial role Sovereign Investment Vehicles (SIVs), including Sovereign Wealth Funds, Public Pension Funds, and State-Owned Enterprises, play in generating financial returns for their nations.
