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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, sustainability, and defence and resilience. We provide a wide range of research that helps shape the debate and influence policy for UK-based financial and related professional services.

First-look report - Long term competitiveness No time to lose: Reasserting UK leadership in financial and related professional services
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Our response to ‘The future of tokenisation – a joint vision from the authorities for UK wholesale financial markets’

TheCityUK summarises a response to the FCA and Bank of England’s joint call for input on the future of tokenisation in UK wholesale financial markets. It welcomes the authorities’ vision while calling for faster implementation, greater legal and regulatory certainty, and continued collaboration to strengthen the UK’s global leadership in tokenised markets.

TheCityUK’s Mansion House submission

Our Mansion House submission sets out five priorities to strengthen the UK’s competitiveness as a global financial centre, with a focus on faster delivery, greater regulatory clarity and coordinated action. It calls on government to unlock investment, support innovation and connect capital more effectively with the UK’s long-term growth priorities.

Bridging the infrastructure funding gap

Our latest report, produced in partnership with Freshfields, outlines strategies to attract large-scale private investment into UK infrastructure. It proposes improving financial and regulatory frameworks and highlights the importance of exporting British expertise to global markets. The report urges joint efforts between government and industry to reinforce the UK's position in infrastructure and foster international growth.

IRSG responds to FCA consultation on ESG ratings regulation

The IRSG welcomes the FCA’s principles-based approach to regulating ESG ratings providers, emphasising proportionality, international coherence and clarity to foster transparency, competition and innovation. It also calls for ongoing dialogue and practical guidance to ensure consistent implementation and high-quality ESG ratings in a globally aligned market.

Exporting from across Britain: Financial and related professional services 2026

This economic research report highlights the importance of services to Britain’s overall economic position. It also displays the significant contribution of Britain's regions and nations to the growth of financial and related professional services exports, with nearly half of exports originating outside London.

Response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s draft commonhold and leasehold reform bill

Our response welcomes the government’s aim to reform leasehold and commonhold, but raises serious concerns about the draft Bill’s retrospective changes, arbitrary ground rent cap and unintended consequences for pension savers and retirement housing. We recommend a more targeted approach using the new property register to distinguish between owner-occupiers and private landlords, ensuring reforms benefit those most in need.

Our response to the FCA AI in retail financial services review

Read our response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) review into the long-term impact of AI on retail financial services (The Mills Review), which outlines our members’ perspectives regarding the potential for AI to transform UK retail financial services in the medium to long term, and provides recommendations for regulators and firms to facilitate responsible innovation at this stage.

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