In this Federal Trust video, our Council member Graham Bishop argues that the current controversy over central counterparties (CCPs) is symbolic of the difficulties facing the City of London after Brexit. The City will not lose its dominant position in this sector overnight, but the EU sees building up its [...]
Our Council member Graham Bishop provides an update on the Brexit 'hit' to the City of London, following his recent and well-received blog and video conversation with the Director of the Federal Trust, Brendan Donnelly, on "Brexit: Ending the City’s Dominance of European Finance?". In this April video update, he [...]
With the deadline for a deal being reached now centring around the 15th October European Council meeting, there are some signs of greater willingness to compromise on the two major issues of fishing rights and state aid. If that is so it may also pave the way to making progress [...]
The first of the newly scheduled weekly talks between the UK and EU teams on a trade deal by the end of the transition period (31st December 2020) finished early last week, sending warning signals to those hoping for some breakthrough. Time is running out. Prime Minister Johnson has rejected [...]
The UK has the same rules as the EU at this instant – but EU rules are evolving continuously under the pressure of technological change. The main Directive about trading securities is about to be examined later this year – as part of the normal review cycle. The UK will [...]
by Graham BishopConsultant on EU integration;Founder of grahambishop.com 14th January 2020 This article was first published on Euractiv Having watched many crises brew up during my decades in the financial markets, there are now some eerie parallels with earlier cycles that are increasingly concerning. Policymakers say they have learnt the [...]
Hard Brexit: Passport to Nowhere for British Services With grateful thanks for assistance from E.Piciocchi, J.Kuozas & E.Manias. October 2018 “We're on a road to nowhere Come on inside Taking that ride to nowhere We'll take that ride... ....They can tell you what to do But they'll make a [...]
By Bob Savic, Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute and Corporate Advisory Partner with Petersburg Capital LLP 13th April 2018 As Theresa May’s Conservative government and the European Union prepare negotiating positions for a future post-Brexit relationship, the UK’s financial services trade with the EU’s Single Market looks set to [...]
Joint event by the Federal Trust, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and Global Policy Institute The City and Brexit - British and German perspectives 16th May 2017 Conference Report CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CONFERENCE REPORT IN PDF FORMAT Introduction In the second of its series of post-Brexit referendum discussions, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, [...]
The City and Brexit - British and German perspectives 16th May 2017 Panellists: Nicky Edwards Independent financial services consultant on Brexit; Associate of Brexit Exchange Nicolas Maclean Commentator on financial services issues member of our Council Gergely Polner Head of Europe Public Affairs, Standard Chartered Bank CONFERENCE REPORT: [...]
