The FS Club Podcast

A regular speaker at the FS Club, EU Regulatory Expert David Doyle is back to give a new year update on the EU financial services regulatory agenda. He will be covering some of the most contentious and game-changing pieces of EU legislation in the financial services space, notably: Priorities of the new EC and the EU Parliament going into the new mandate 8 days to go before the application of DORA...

In our Esop Sofa 2024 end of year round-up, the Esop Centre’s panel of employee share scheme experts will look at the impact of October’s Budget and PISCES (Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System). Suzannah Crookes, Legal Director at Tapestry Compliance, will discuss the Budget’s impact on employee share ownership in general. Esop Barrister David Pett of Temple Tax Chambers, w...

Martin Wolf, the 2024 author of “ The crisis in Democratic Capitalism ” does not believe that the crises can be “fixed”. Instead, he sees the need for them to be managed to avoid autocracy, plutocracy, or climate catastrophe. Professor Colin Mayer believes otherwise. His 2024 book is about “ Capitalism and Crises: How to Fix them ”. Shann Turnbull’s, 1975 book on “ Democratising the wealth of nati...

Professor Michael Mainelli returns to the FS Club webinar series after a year's sabbatical from Z/Yen to reflect on his personal experience of financial centres, particularly the City of London. As the creator of the  Global Financial Centres ,  Smart Centres , and  Global Green Finance  indices, he knows what makes cities work. Michael has a unique viewpoint on the City of London, reinforced thro...

How SMEs Can Enact Global Change Tune in to listen to a discussion on how a small London based business, renowned globally amongst tea connoisseurs and collectors for its rare and premium teas, has managed to positively impact the pay of millions working in the industry around the world.

In this webinar, we launch the tenth edition of the Smart Centres Index (SCI 10). The SCI is designed to track the development of technology and financial centres across the world in their support for and readiness for new technology applications. Investors, entrepreneurs, scientists, media, academics, governments, and regulators can attune their cities to attract innovation and growth in Science,...

We all age, but some of us live longer than others and on average we are living twice as long as our ancestors did 200 years ago. So, the latest science with respect to ageing and science that I have been involved in for the last 40 years shows that 80% of our ageing biology is within our own control. Longer healthier lifespan is clearly aligned to socioeconomic status. We can not only live longer...

In this 45-minute webinar, employee share schemes expert David Craddock will consider the empowerment of the employee voice through employee participation. His talk will include a case history and the principles developed to promote the wider involvement in the company. David’s deliberations will also take into consideration employee representation, workers’ groups and voting rights of employee sh...

Now that the T+1 Working Group has reported (see  UK AST Technical Group Draft Report and Recommendations (kpmg.com) , it is time to translate intent to have T+1 in the UK into actions to deliver it. T+1 Settlement for UK securities will go live in Q4 2027. It will be mandatory but that’s 3 years away. What do stakeholders need to do now to prepare? What do the UK Regulators need you to do between...

The global battle among the three dominant digital powers, the United States, China, and the European Union, is intensifying. All three regimes are racing to regulate tech companies, with each advancing a competing vision for the digital economy while attempting to expand its sphere of influence in the digital world. In her talk on  Digital Empires , her provocative follow-up to  The Brussels Effe...

Join us for an engaging webinar on the Digitalization of Payment Systems in Mauritius and Opportunities for Payment Intermediaries. This event will explore into the rapid evolution of payment systems in Mauritius, highlighting the significant opportunities for payment intermediaries in this dynamic landscape.

The relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy and science have had a profound effect upon British culture, while the long history of British exploitation is still bitterly remembered in China today. But how has their interaction changed over time? From the early days of the East India Company through the violence of the Opium Wars to present-day di...

The NAO’s latest report  Efficiency in government procurement of common goods and services (nao.org.uk) , sheds much needed transparency on the relationship between commissions, fees and value for money in public procurement. The public sector spent £393 billion, or 14.8% of GDP on goods and services in 2022-23, of which around £125 billion is for common goods and services which are items that may...

The fourteenth edition of the Global Green Finance Index provides the world’s most authoritative measure of the performance of financial centres in delivering green finance services. The report, assembled by combining the views of financial professionals from around the world, with quantitative data commissioned and curated from over 130 sources, uses advanced statistical techniques to map the glo...

Web3, sometimes referred to as the “Semantic Web”, enhances the machine readability of web content and could usher in a more intelligent, interconnected, and decentralised internet, turbocharging decentralised finance and fintech blockchain applications. These innovations have the potential to reshape financial services to be more inclusive and equitable, greatly enhancing international trade and...

Zodia Markets is the UK’s only bank-backed cryptoasset company, being majority-owned by Standard Chartered Bank. Indeed, it is one of the few in the world. In this webinar we will explore its path to being established including the risks that the Bank was concerned about. We will also give an overview of what sets it apart from other cryptoasset brokerages and exchanges, such as access to banking...

Wealth management refers to the provision of wealth advisory services targeted at affluent individuals and families. Its main objective is structuring and planning wealth to assist in growing, preserving, and protecting wealth. One important segment of wealth management is Family Office which has been in existence in Mauritius since 2016. It offers curated financial services to ultra-high-net-wort...

School bullying has existed since formal education began and our efforts to understand it have not always been as successful as we would like. However, over the last 50 years there has been a considerable amount of research on bullying and in more recent years our understanding of the complexity of the issue and how it relates to social norms has increased. Furthermore, while we have some knowledg...

Will a new form of media emerge heralding an explosive and sustained burst of artistic and intellectual creativity or the power of Big Tech, Big Media and Big Brands be entrenched. Could Metaverse, Spatial Computing, and Immersive environments become the “Next Big Thing” it’s been a long time coming the first scaled Metaverse “Second Life” was founded in 2003. The current catalyst is AI becoming e...

This webinar entitled ‘Enemies of Judgement’ explores the greatest influencers of judgement quality: namely what we don’t know, our Ignorance, and what we think we know or our Bias. Why is risk always on the agenda? It is to ensure we deliver good judgement.

On 15 April 2022, Mauritius introduced the Variable Capital Companies (VCC) Act, aimed at diversifying its product offerings and boosting its competitiveness as a fund management hub. The new VCC Act is attracting interest from institutional investors, family offices and fund managers wishing to set up innovative and cost-effective investment vehicles in Mauritius. We are pleased to invite you and...

"Insurtech" is a term that was only coined within the last few years but within a short space of time, the UK has become a global insurtech hub with more insurtechs per capita than anywhere else in the world. The UK insurtech market is worth $20bn to the UK economy. Find out how insurtech is transforming UK insurance and what are the key opportunities and challenges for this important an...

Join us as we explore the ground breaking impact of AI technology in revolutionising financial advice within prisons. Discover how Debt Free Advice's innovative Video Advice Kiosks, incorporating ethical AI, are transforming the way inmates access crucial debt and financial support. This presentation will delve into the innovative use of AI to enhance the delivery of FCA-regulated information...

A regular speaker at the FS Club, David Doyle is back to give a mid-year update on the EU financial services regulatory agenda. He will be covering some of the most contentious and game-changing pieces of EU legislation in the financial services space, notably: Implications for financial institutions and associated firms of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act A deep-dive into the DORA Regulatory Te...

Who is ultimately accountable for AI in a bank? Where should the ‘buck stop’? The AI Acceleration Decision – Does increased AI capability start with IT supplying more AI services, or through business demand? The AI Operating Model: How to approach the AI opportunity? Where to start? The End State Architecture: How to build from the current state (Opportunities and Challenges)