Engaging London's communities - the 'big society' and
'localism'
November 2011
The City of London Corporation and London Councils have
commissioned Professor Tony Travers of the London School of
Economics to examine the Government's twin policy reforms of the
big society and 'localism'.
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'big society' and 'localism' (1mb)
Balancing growth and stability in EU financial reform
May 2011
This report commissioned by TheCityUK in partnership with the
City of London, and produced in conjunction with leading
economic consultancy Oxford Economics and the International
Regulatory Strategy Group (IRSG), identifies the need for
financial reform to ensure systemic stability while also allowing
well-managed risk-taking in the pursuit of economic growth.
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Filling the gap in financial regulation
March 2011
The City of London supported the publication, by
the Brookings Institution, of this paper that examines the use
of macroprudential regulatory tools.
The concept of macroprudential tools focuses on managing factors
that could endanger the financial system as a whole, even if they
would not be obvious as serious threats when viewed in the context
of any single institution.
This paper examines whether a set of instruments can be devised
that can satisfy the needs of real world implementation, and how
they might work.
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Supporting UK growth while balancing the budget
November 2009
The City of London Corporation joined with business group London
First to co-author the report ‘Supporting UK growth while balancing
the budget’. The report was overseen by a steering group of
business leaders co-chaired by Stuart Fraser (the City’s Policy and
Resources Chairman) and Ian Powell (PwC Chairman). Drawing on an
in-depth economic report, it considers how decisions regarding
spending cuts and taxation increases can be made with the least
damage to London’s and the UK’s economic recovery.
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How financial services make our world go round
September 2009
Produced by the City of London Corporation and TheCity UK,
this report examines the role of the
financial services industry in supporting the UK economy and
meeting global challenges. Financial services are vital to the
modern world, and without them, many of the day-to-day
conveniences that we take for granted – ATMs, internet shopping,
telephone and online banking – simply wouldn't exist.