FS Club
The FS Club is the number one global networking group for executives in business, technology, and finance. As a leading knowledge sharing community, the FS club hosts a series of webinars on these topics, as well as in-person mixers in the City of London. The FS Club’s 200 annual events provide engaging content from thought leaders on the most topical developments affecting technology and finance...
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A New Regime For Environmental Law
The relatively newly-established Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has already hit the headlines. Set up to hold public authorities in England and Northern Ireland to account on environmental law, the OEP comments on Government’s interpretation, enforcement and proposed amendment of environmental laws, as well as scrutinising its plans for meeting …
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Banking On AI – Latest Customer Research
There is a huge buzz currently around AI; both its benefits and visions of apocalyptic futures. It is important that banks adopting AI take their customers on the journey with them.GFT’s latest Banking Disruption Index, a quarterly assessment of consumer attitudes towards digital transformation, focuses on the innovation led by …
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In The Shadow Of The Digital Revolution: An Exclusive Dinne…
This intimate Dinner hosted by Deception And Truth Analysis (D.A.T.A) is for a small group of leaders across the investment management, legal, insurance, and academic sectors to come together to discuss the new frontier where AI, machine learning, and large language models are actively reshaping the world of business.This event …
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Globalising Net Zero Aviation: Leveraging London To Meet Pa…
Aviation is a clear and present indicator of the way the globe has established its response to meeting (or not) the Paris Climate Agreement. There is a limit to government and international policy action which can restrict an efficient pathway to decarbonisation. Aviation net zero future is critically dependent on …
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The Theory Of Conspiracy Theory
Background: In recent years conspiracy theories have become a hot subject of debate. No longer confined to its own fringe subculture, ‘conspiracism’ – the belief that secret agendas and cabals drive geopolitical and global economic events – is having a real impact politically and socially, as seen with the rise …
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T+1 Settlement Investors Prepared For Success Or Failure
Background: This presentation will identify the many areas of concerns for investors and their agents meeting a settlement timescale of trade date plus one day. North America has set May 27th Canada and May 28th USA next year for their domestic markets to move from T+2 to T+1. International investing …
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Financial Centres Of The World 2023: Focus On Bermuda
Nestled in the heart of the Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda has emerged as a prominent hub for international finance, attracting investors, corporations, and institutions from around the world. With its stable regulatory environment, tax advantages, and strategic location, Bermuda offers a unique blend of opportunities and advantages for financial services. In …
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Operationalising ESG / Biodiversity – What Is The Right Str…
Many companies struggle to implement frameworks for incorporating ESG factors into their operations. The introduction of biodiversity is one example for an ever-expanding ESG agenda.So, why is biodiversity important to companies’ business strategy? How can ESG / biodiversity material risks and opportunities be addressed both in their organisation and in …
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The Distributed Futures programme explores new technologies such as smart ledger (aka blockchain) technology, quantum computing, space, machine-learning (AI), materials science, fabrics, psychology...
Security Forward
Security Forward is a forum for Corporate Security Directors to meet and network with their peers, sharing intelligence and interactive presentations from Security experts. Membership is by invitation only...
Long Finance
Long Finance is a Z/Yen initiative designed to address the question “When would we know our financial system is working?” This question underlies Long Finance’s goal to improve society’s understanding...
Esop Centre
The Employee Share Ownership (Esop) Centre is a non-profit membership organisation promoting broad-based employee share ownership in the UK and abroad. Founded in 1987, the Esop Centre...
The Pamphleteers Blog
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Now & Z/Yen Blog
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Public Reports
The Global Financial Centres Index 34
The thirty-fouth edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 34) was published on 28 September 2023. GFCI 34 provides evaluations of future competitiveness and rankings for 121 financial cent…
Public Reports
The Global Financial Centres Index 34 (Chinese Edition) 第34…
The Global Financial Centres Index is produced in partnership with the China Development Institute. We are very grateful to our colleagues at the Institute for their support and their assistance in t…
Public Reports
Building The Foundations For Trusted Artificial Intelligence
In March 2023, the UK government’s Department for Science, Technology & Innovation published a white paper entitled A Pro-innovation Approach to AI Regulation. The white paper sets out the govern…
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Industry Preparedness For Accelerated Settlement
This paper, published 30 May 2023, discusses the progress made towards T+1 and instantaneous settlement in financial markets, and industry preparedness for such a change. We cover the various equity …
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The Smart Centres Index 7
The seventh edition of the Smart Centres Index was published on 25 May 2023. SCI 7 rates the innovation and technology offerings of leading commercial centres, tracking their ability to create, devel…
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DB Scheme Funding: Some Empirical Results And Consideratio…
In this brief technical report the authors examine discrepancies between reported funding ratios of Defined Benefit pension funds and the widely broadcast narrative of highly significant improvements…
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The Global Green Finance Index 11 - Supplement "The Carbon …
The 11th edition of the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI 11) was published on 20 April 2023. GGFI 11 evaluates green finance offerings from 86 major financial centres around the world. The GGFI serve…
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The Global Financial Centres Index 33
The thirty-third edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 33) was published on 23 March 2023. GFCI 33 provides evaluations of future competitiveness and rankings for 120 financial centres …
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The Global Financial Centres Index 33 (Chinese Edition) 第33…
The Global Financial Centres Index is produced in partnership with the China Development Institute. We are very grateful to our colleagues at the Institute for their support and their assistance in t…
Public Reports
The Causes And Consequences Of The Recent Turmoil In Gilt M…
In this report, collated from a submission to the call for evidence issued by the UK Government's Work And Pensions Committee, the authors unpick the root causes of the turmoil unleashed on the …