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.
This report evaluates the financial and related professional services industry’s economic contribution to the regions and nations of the UK. It is based on analysis of the latest available data (2021).
This report constitutes ground-breaking new research which presents an overview of carbon markets, including the underlying principle of carbon pricing...
The UK is a world-leading hub for high-value services. The UK-based financial and related professional services industry alone employs almost 2.5 million people, two thirds outside London...
India and the UK are both leaders in FinTech innovation. Their FinTech environments are already closely linked with much of the technology development and operations for UK financial services coming from India, and UK FinTechs entering the Indian FinTech market.
Nigeria is one of the most exciting high-growth markets in Africa financial and related professional services businesses, presenting both the UK and Nigeria with many opportunities for partnership.
For yet another year, the wider social and economic context within which the financial and related professional services industry operates is fraught.
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 established the UK’s investment screening regime to prevent investments in UK assets from posing national security risks.
Our ‘Improving regulatory efficiency on authorisations’ report puts forward recommendations for action that would transform the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) approach to authorisations processes by improving speed, efficiency and effectiveness.
