City should lead globally and show benefits locally December 5, 2010 The Square Mile and London are key international assets for the UK, generating export earnings, taxes and corporate profits. But the business that is done in the City and in other centres throughout Britain has a major domestic impact and we must look to maximise this. Therefore we need to find ways of sharing the [...]
City should lead globally and show benefits locally December 5, 2010 The Square Mile and London are key international assets for the UK, generating export earnings, taxes and corporate profits. But the business that is done in the City and in other centres throughout Britain has a major domestic impact and we must look to maximise this. Therefore we need to find ways of sharing the [...]
EU financial services must compete globally November 28, 2010 IN January 2011, Hungary will take up the presidency of the European Union and no doubt next year’s agenda will be a full one. In addition to key legislative proposals covering areas such as short selling and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, the Hungarian presidency will also oversee the setting up of the new European regulatory framework [...]
Margaret Beckett named as president of No 2 AV campaign November 25, 2010 MARGARET Beckett, the former Labour foreign secretary, will today be named as the president of the “No to AV” campaign, which aims to secure a “No” vote in next May’s referendum on the alternative vote. The decision to appoint a Labour stalwart – Beckett was party leader for a short spell in 1994– will be [...]
UK regulation reaches crucial tipping point November 22, 2010 THE future of the European Union (EU), and the economic prospects of member states, continues to be the subject of intense scrutiny. Even a Royal engagement has not pushed the crisis headlines off the front pages. European countries are not alone in facing fiscal adjustments in the wake of the financial crisis. Ensuring these changes [...]
EU not City dictates capital’s future November 15, 2010 THERE is something magical about the Lord Mayor’s annual banquet at the Guildhall. One is surrounded by pomp and pageantry; all the guests are decked out in white tie and tails, and dozen upon dozen of Britain’s top business executives make the time to listen to the Prime Minister, the Lord Mayor, the Lord Chancellor [...]
Cameron tells City UK is still a world force November 15, 2010 DAVID Cameron defied those that believe Britain is a fading power as he gave his first speech as Prime Minister to the City at Mansion House arguing instead that Britain remained “a great economic power.” The Prime Minister said: “We have the resources – commercial, military and cultural – to remain a major player. “Far [...]
Cameron tells City UK is still a world force November 15, 2010 DAVID Cameron defied those that believe Britain is a fading power as he gave his first speech as Prime Minister to the City at Mansion House arguing instead that Britain remained “a great economic power.” The Prime Minister said: “We have the resources – commercial, military and cultural – to remain a major player. “Far [...]
Cameron tells the City the UK still has clout on the world stage November 14, 2010 DAVID Cameron will tonight claim that Britain is still a great economic power, as he seeks to draw a line under the spending cuts and present an optimistic vision for the future. In his first speech to the Lord Mayor’s banquet, the Prime Minister will argue that the City’s status as a centre for global [...]
Ensuring the UK remains open for business November 14, 2010 The new Lord Mayor of the City of London will this evening outline his vision for creating a City of Choice AS THE new Lord Mayor of the City of London, I am well aware that decisions taken at home, in Europe and indeed across the world during the course of the next 12 months [...]