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.
Our evidence considers the impact of post-UK withdrawal trading arrangements on the industry, including the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the challenges and opportunities presented by the proposed ‘reset’ and the key priorities for the financial and related professional services industry in strengthening UK-EU ties.
Our response welcomes the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2025 and its attempts to streamline the planning system for economic growth across the regions and nations of the UK.
This report examines how re-evaluating the UK's investment screening regime under the National Security & Investment Act, 2021, is crucial for balancing national security with economic growth. It outlines international best practices to refine the UK's approach, ensuring it remains competitive and attractive to investors.
Our mayoral manifestos highlight how financial and related professional services can drive growth and spread opportunity across various UK regions. They provide recommendations in three key areas to where areas where the next mayors can make meaningful changes, helping unlock the potential of financial and related professional services to drive growth in the wider economy.
Our response supports the Treasury Committee's Call for Evidence on Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services, emphasising the importance of harnessing AI's transformative opportunities while mitigating risks to financial stability and safeguarding customers.
In this latest report by the India-UK Financial Partnership (IUKFP), its working group has provided a set of actionable recommendations to enhance bilateral equity capital markets connectivity through equity share cross listings between Indian and UK stock exchanges.
UK exports of financial and related professional services, including accountancy, legal services, management consultancy, financial, and insurance services, are significant contributors to the global market. These services, originating in the UK, are offered to international clients, enhancing the country's economic footprint worldwide.
Our response emphasises the significance of the UK-US relationship in financial services, and how the newly inaugurated Republican administration presents a strategic opportunity to build on already extensive and productive exchanges on policy issues impacting the financial and related professional services industry.
Our response emphasises our support for the FCA's simpler regime for Consumer Composite Investments (CCI), while calling for improved portfolio transaction cost disclosure and a balanced regulatory approach.
