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 – Lord McFall
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
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”
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…
EVENT: Rhydian Lewis, CEO of peer-to-peer lender RateSetter – “The Cost of Certainty”
EVENT: Rhydian Lewis, CEO of peer-to-peer lender RateSetter – “The Cost of Certainty” Wednesday 20th April, 9am-10.15am, Committee Room 14, House of Commons New City Agenda is delighted to invite you to: The Cost of Certainty A talk by Rhydian Lewis,…
EVENT: Professor John Kay – “Other People’s Money: Masters of the Universe or Servants of the People”
Event: Professor John Kay – “Other People’s Money: Masters of the Universe or Servants of the People” A Transcript of this event is available here. Tuesday 15th March, 9am-10.15am, Committee Room 14, House of Commons New City Agenda is delighted…
Competition in Banking: Essay Series
Our new essay series looks at competition in banking. It features contributions from Anders Bouvin, Alex Chisholm, Tony Greenham, Benny Higgins, Cathy Jamieson, Dominic Lindley, Paul Pester, Alison Robb, Andre Spicer, and Peter Vicary-Smith
Peter Vicary-Smith (Which?), Alex Chisholm (CMA) Parliamentary Lecture
On February the 11th, we will be joined in Parliament by Peter Vicary-Smith and Alex Chisholm to launch our essay series on competition in banking.
Culture of Banking Report
Our first report, produced in collaboration with Cass Business School, looks at the culture of British retail banking, and what changes have taken place in relation to culture since the financial crisis.
Helena Morrissey Lecture- Cognitive Diversity in Financial Services
Helena Morrissey- ‘Cognitive Diversity in Financial Services: Why it matters and what we can do about it’ As part of our lecture series on banking standards, we were addressed on the 4th of November by Helena Morrissey, CBE, CEO of Newton…