The FS Club Podcast

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 success. In this webinar, Z/Yen will formally launch the 34th edition of the index, and focus on the future of financial centres with our guests.

Terrestrial carbon is stored into above-ground biomass, roots, and soil. Anthropogenic climate change, related policies and carbon trading schemes make its accurate assessment increasingly important. Whereas  in situ , airborne and drone-based methods are generally more accurate – spaceborne means possess a list of advantages, which are hard to beat. With satellite-based methods it is possible to...

Over the past decade, regulators in the UK and elsewhere have sought to avoid a repetition of the global financial crisis by turning to bank culture. New culture teams have emerged, statements of purpose have been drafted, and self-regulatory initiatives have arisen to administer annual culture surveys to industry participants. Yet these attempts to influence employee behaviour by intervening on t...

Darek Bates interviews Professor Michael Mainelli on his experiences living and working in the City of London.

Trying to make the best decisions for your customers and your company? Want to lead the way with AI and Gen-AI in your industry? Investing heavily in dedicated data teams, BI tools and data warehouses? Then you’ll want to know more about creating and optimising a data led culture. Only by encouraging a data led culture can organisations truly capitalise on their investments and emerging tech. Ther...

The fourth introductory webclave to the forthcoming Cityforum ‘Reimagining Security and Resilience’ programme is scheduled for September 2023, entitled 'Managing Critical Events'. Chaired by Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli of Z/Yen with whom Cityforum is working on this series, the excellent panel of discussants comprises Professor Sir David Omand , former UK Security and Intelligence...

In a world of increasingly activist states, government decisions matter.  What insights do we have into apex decision-making in government – the level one decisions that can be consequential for business and society? Join Professor Alexander Evans from the London School of Economics as he offers a take on how the British, American and UN systems operate, including on regulatory diplomacy and stand...

Discover the pulsating heart of Central Europe's financial dynamism: Warsaw! Poland's thriving capital, blends history with modern financial prowess. From fintech startups to banking giants, it showcases Poland's economic resurgence. In 30 years, Poland tripled its economy, becoming the EU's sixth-largest and Central Europe's largest. The financial sector is a key player. Polan...

The development of DLT and the digital asset ecosystem presents significant opportunities to improve efficiency and deliver real benefits in global capital markets. In this webinar, Adam will discuss the legal, technological, regulatory and risk management considerations of different DLT use cases in capital markets including DLT-based Securities and DLT-based Payment Instruments. He will also set...

We are in the new age of Quackery where mountebanks/scammers are online. Technology has to be involved right from first contact and throughout the payment process to prevent anyone from being deceived of money. The world is going instant payments. The choice – Credit Card or Bank Account – for payment, regardless of geography, needs to be verified and safe. Agenda: 11:00 - Chairman's introduct...

Direct carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the steel sector amounts to about 7% of total energy sector emissions and 25% of industrial CO2 emissions (IEA, 2020) and achieving net-zero steel in sector will require cumulative investment between $5.2 and $6.1 trillion (MPP, 2022). Emission intensity of steel is a critical criterion in investment decisions which underscores the importance of independe...

Icebreaker One and Bankers for Net Zero (B4NZ) are developing  Perseus,  a pragmatic whole-of-market solution to create rapidly scalable, low-effort, low-friction sustainability reporting. This aims to help unlock access to capital by automating GHG reporting for every SME in the country. Starting with SMEs, UK banks and energy companies, it will create a common framework and operational delivery...

Since the 1960's, satellite imagery has been available of the earth's surface. However, for non-defence related activity, it was not until the 1980's that satellite imagery and remote sensing began to emerge as viable decision support intelligence across commercial and civilian government. However, technology limitations (cost, licencing, weather conditions and many other factors) limi...

It is generally assumed that women in medieval times (and later) had very little independent authority either in the home or outside it. But the study of the records surviving from the city of London in the medieval period (1200-1500) suggests a rather different picture. In this talk Professor Caroline Mary Barron will look at the wills of three London women: Mathilda the ‘smerewyf’ (probably a ma...

The moment of Brexit (2016-20) singularly challenged the UK’s unwritten constitution. Some blamed Theresa May and Boris Johnson for implementing the referendum result. Others – including Austen Morgan, a barrister and writer – criticise parliament and the supreme court more fairly. His book, 'Pretence: Why The UK Needs A Written Constitution', takes up the idea in the 2019 conservative man...

Recent research shows that among large-scale US companies, 57% expect the amount of time and effort they will spend on strategy will grow (vs only 2% that will shrink). Many use strategy consulting companies, and while most companies believe this work is of great quality (66-71% in a 4-year period), not so about its value (37-42%). Why is that? Cost might be an issue, but quite often might be down...

Financial Centres Of The World 2023: A Gem Of Opportunities, From Past To Future Genoa is a vibrant city with a harbour on the Mediterranean sea and a rich historical significance in the world of finance. The Bank of Saint George (Banco di San Giorgio) was founded in Genoa in 1407 and is considered the world's first public modern bank. In the same year the first insurance company in the world,...

Investing Together To End Grand Corruption: How Restitution Combines Asset Management, Litigation Funding And Impact Investment To Return Stolen Patrimony To Sovereign Nations Approximately a trillion dollars every year is stolen through illicit financial flows with a significant proportion from newly democratic, post-conflict and/or emerging market governments through “the architecture of corrupt...

Thomas Piketty’s "Capital In The Twenty-First Century" had the good fortune to popularise wealth inequality as a policy issue at a time when austerity dominated western fiscal policy following the global financial crisis and where policy makers have been happy to distract and divert attention from policy failings by pointing at the bogeyman of offshore finance. Dr Andy Sloan 's webin...

The Judgement- or J-value is a validated method that allows you to decide objectively how much should be spent on human safety and environmental protection. Applying the J-value to England's covid epidemic, it is clear that a lockdown that lasts more than 2 or 3 months will lose more life than it will save. The talk will explain the J-value method and show how the economic disruption from lock...

Most of us went through school without learning much about money but in recent years some interesting improvements have been made, focusing on personal finance. This webinar will explore how and why we should consider going further, to encourage children to be good economic citizens contributing to a thriving society. Among other things, what should they know about the contribution of financial se...

From being told to work in Woolworths to becoming a barrister, Ombudsman, Crown Court Recorder, and Board Chair, working both in the UK and the Cayman Islands, Nicola Williams has a thing or two to say about resilience and beating the odds. This webinar is part of the FS Club's Community Chest series, where we chat to interesting members of our Community about their experiences, careers, and i...

A regular speaker at the FS Club, David Doyle is back to give a mid-year update on the EU financial services regulatory agenda. David will cover some of the latest, game-changing EU regulatory developments in the financial services space, including insights into the creation of the EU AML Authority to oversee high-risk entities, revisions to the EU Payments Services Directive, the digital operatio...

Did you know that Liechtenstein has access to two economic areas, fully adopts EU regulations, was the first country in the world to introduce a blockchain law and was crowned the number 1 philanthropy location in 2022? Liechtenstein is home to a specialised and stable financial centre with a strong international network. Financial services make up the second-largest sector of the Liechtenstein ec...

Background: Mauritius offers an attractive and stable environment for captive insurance companies. Captive insurance entities have become a preferred vehicle for companies to manage their annual premium payments with sustained and continued growth over the past decade. The Captive Insurance Act was passed in 2015 with the aim of making Mauritius a captive domicile of choice and to introduce a new...