The FS Club Podcast

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3jxx0Pf Art and analytics are domains that generally live in isolation today. There is a viewpoint that for art to be creative and relevant it has to address the human condition and its emotions and keep as far away as possible from analytical sciences. It certainly should not be on the same planet as the accountancy profession. Business now has the pro...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3v1ug1Y A safe asset is generally understood to be a highly liquid debt instrument, backed by a solvent sovereign borrower, that can be relied on to hold its value during adverse systemic events. Quintessential safe assets are US Treasuries. Yet it is questionable whether US government IOUs satisfy this definition today. Against a background of soaring...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3uZMwZv We all need to take preparedness and resilience much more seriously. We face the challenges of a volatile and uncertain world. The experience of covid-19 over the last two years has shown how quickly the norms of society can unravel with deserted city centres, businesses shutdown, enforced social distancing and mask wearing. The National Prepare...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3uJ9Cnm This talk reviews historical relations between the City of London and the UK's major political parties, takes stock of where we are today and ponders fault lines and potential opportunities in the coming years. While in the main the City has established an enduring affinity to the Conservatives, this relationship has been subject to increased un...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3JRQSs6 Becoming a listed company has advantages not only for large companies, but also small and medium enterprises. In 1995, AIM was created as a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange, offering smaller companies the ability to raise funds through the sale of shares. Similar opportunities are available in Switzerland, with a special regime for SME li...

The Global Financial Centres Index has been tracking the development of the world’s financial centres since 2007 and is the authoritative guide to financial centre performance. In this podcast, Z/Yen launched the 31st edition of the index, setting out the main findings overall and in individual regions of the world.

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3D3fz1V Often the subject of cynical and dismissive media coverage, that emphasises high day rates, over-reliance on management jargon and little added value, management consultancy is a much-maligned profession. Yet, at their best, consultants help organisations set new directions, manage change effectively and generally improve business performance. I...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/34WtJp0 Bob Garratt is increasingly referred to internationally as ‘one of the founders of modern corporate governance practice – the unconventional one’. From a background in architectural and organisational design he became interested when working with Sir Adrian Cadbury in how ‘top’ people often had no training for such crucial posts and tended to le...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3IhWryn At times it seems that the only thing more popular than crypto is stealing it. 2020 and 2021 have been bumper years for thieves, fraudsters and scammers at both ends of the spectrum – swindling pensioners for pocket change and hacking exchanges for hundreds of millions. The technology underpinning many cryptocurrency networks – the indelible, ps...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3teDuIo The world has changed and is changing ever faster. New generations expect the organisations they work for and with, and buy from, to have a purpose and possess a moral compass. And yes, even work for the greater good! Leaders can make new commitments, organisations can adjust their marketing and advertising, but real change and transformation mu...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3tP0a17 The rising value and frequency of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) fines has hit global headlines, with European and UK regulators sending a strong message on non-compliance and effective AML programmes. Even the largest global institutions in these markets, with major departments and resources dedicated to AML operations have fallen foul of the long...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3HNpOZf We’re poised between two futures. One: a breakthrough future of chaos, conflict and collapse. The other: a breakthrough future of safety, restoration, and flourishing. The choice between them starts in our minds. Whether we’re able to manage our mental states, at a moment of extraordinary turbulence. Whether we react to people who disagree with...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3vFN3C8 As technology strives ever forward, mobile apps, the internet, and social media are becoming more important than ever in our daily lives. As we spend more time online, and store more of our private data there, we must take more time to consider our online security. In this webinar, we will discuss some of the simple techniques that you can apply...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3vEHDqG Capitalisation leads to "fake news" (it hides too much). Simple and simplistic, discount rates are dangerous in everybody's hands. For long-term projects with specified intended outcomes, actuaries should stop using discount rates alone because cashflows are the key elements. If we can't do simple (discussed in presentation), can we really do co...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/35opClo Z/Yen and the China Development Institute (CDI) host a regular series of open discussions on technology and financial futures. This event is going to explore how to make the global energy system more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient​ by looking to develop a Renewable Energy Internet with the right financial interconnectors. Renewable Energy...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/35hAnGh Business and politics are inseparable. The relationship is as complex as it is dynamic. And it is becoming ever more relevant to sustainable business success. Our current model of financialized capitalism is transmogrifying into the new age of political capitalism. This is not a superficial development that will pass. It is rooted in the belief...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/33H2q1n In this episode, Dr Saskia King will be covering the following points in relation to financial services and UK competition law. Who's watching you? Why you need to care about competition law Developments in tech innovation and the FS sectorData, digitisation, and open banking Data access issues Partnering and the pitfallsCollaborations, partners...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/36dvChm Over the last 30 years, since the end of the cold war, the lowering of global barriers and the growth of global public and private Research and Development (R&D) to almost US$2 trillion per year has forever altered global geopolitics and economics. Cross-border research and innovation collaborations and the growth of cross-border supply chai...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/36mPdfe The emergence of a networked world has created a core framework for a relational economy, but this shift is frustrated by the lack of institutions, procedures and rules necessary for its management. Emerging technologies provide an opportunity for new thinking and to turn the theory of relational economics into practice. The intersection of a re...

Interested in watching our webinars live, or taking part in the production of our research? Join our community   Read more here In this podcast, John Higgins will being looking at some of the current and likely uses of AI and examine the issue of trust. Does public trust align with business trust in AI? How are policy makers in the UK, EU and beyond responding? Will fear of AI lead to over-re...

Interested in watching our webinars live, or taking part in the production of our research? Join our community at: https://bit.ly/3sXPpb5  Read more here: https://bit.ly/3oBcFvp  In a time where there are unprecedented societal changes, does the corporate world do enough to cater for new voices? Upcoming generations are not interested in company box ticking but want businesses to recogni...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3J39Laq The government’s response to the covid-19 global pandemic has drawn renewed, and possibly unprecedented, attention to public procurement practice and commercial outcomes. UK annual public expenditure on goods and services routinely exceeds £206 billion per year, the risks and opportunities to deliver value for money for the taxpayer merits ongoi...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3Gm5htR Deforestation and other forms of land use change are a major cause of biodiversity loss and a large net source of anthropogenic GHG emissions, contributing about a quarter of the global total. Reducing deforestation is an essential contributor to meeting both climate and biodiversity goals. Reforestation, forest restoration and other “natural cl...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3r3tGzV David regularly kicks off the FS Club annual events by updating us on the EU financial services regulatory agenda. This year, Dr Doyle considers the EU’s strategic goals of further embracing digital and sustainable models of growth for the economy, society, and business; encompassing the EU’s aims to strengthen anti-money laundering laws and acc...

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3H6v3n7 This podcast offers an examination of the economics and culture of gig working, and consideration of the prospect for an expansion of the gig economy in the UK. Moreover, there will be an exploration of the key themes within the gig economy, such as: the international comparison with gig working in the USA and lessons to be learnt for gig workin...