The importance of the EU to the financial services industry
Mark Boleat, Chairman of the City of London Policy and Resources Committee
The Prime Minister has announced plans for a referendum on UK membership of the EU to be held in 2017. Some commentators have offered the opinion that the UK economy, including the financial services sector, could prosper well outside to the EU. Mark Boleat, policy chairman at the City of London Corporation, will outline how London’s success as a global financial centre and the benefits it brings are fundamentally linked to our ability to access the Single European Market. He will further set out, from the City’s perspective, the areas where the UK could take a lead in reforming the Single Market for the benefit not just of London but of Europe as a whole.
Sponsor: Edelman
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