Could Donald Trump’s victory stop this caterpillar from damaging UK banks’ profits? The Caterpillar on the Structural Hedge Banks protect themselves against low interest rates by using structural hedges – describing this as like a caterpillar crawling along a graph…

New City Agenda – Report – “Cultural Change in the FCA, PRA & Bank of England: Practising What They Preach?“ The report was launched on Tuesday 25th October, Committee Room 14, House of Commons in an event chaired by Philip…

EVENT: “Brexit, financial services and championing SMEs, high quality jobs and growth” – Xavier Rolet, CEO, London Stock Exchange Group Tuesday 1st November 2016, 9.00am-10.15am, Committee Room 14, House of Commons New City Agenda is delighted to invite you to:…

EVENT: Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian – “Economic Developments, Prospects and the Role of Central Banks” Please Click Here to read a transcript of the event. Wednesday 23rd November 2016, 9.30am-10.30am, Committee Room 10, House of Commons “Economic Developments, Prospects and…

What my roofer can teach the CMA and FCA about behavioural economics Could encouraging consumers to shop around by prompting them to do so actually increase trust and reduce shopping around and switching? My roofer certainly seems to think so,…

Real bonuses paid out for fake profits still abound in banking To paraphrase an old joke from Sir Eddie George, the former Governor of the Bank of England – there are three types of bank shareholders – those who can…

The top 10 retail banking scandals: 70 billion reasons why shareholders must play a greater role in changing bank culture In November 2014, New City Agenda published the first comprehensive study into the efforts that retail banks were undertaking to…

EVENT: Antony Jenkins, Barclays CEO (2012-2015) – “Turning Values into Value: Why the financial system must continue to reform itself” A transcript of this event is available here. Thursday 5th May 2016, 9am-10.15am, Committee Room 14, House of Commons “Turning Values…