The Data Analytics for Finance and Macro (DAFM) Research Centre at King’s Business School is delighted to invite you to a workshop on the theme:

The Rise and Decline of Financial Hubs: A long-run perspective on financial centres and (exogenous) shocks in light of Brexit

Financial Centres play a crucial role in a globalised and networked world. Given the economic importance of these hubs it is essential to ask the question: how do financial centres such as London keep pace with permanent global changes and react effectively to economic and political shocks in the long run?

Two years since the vote for Brexit, this question continues to dominate discussions throughout the financial industry and beyond. This research and policy workshop will look at this question in depth, drawing on the views of academic and policy panels formed of leading economists, economic historians, and policy makers. 

Panelists
Academic panel

• Youssef Cassis, European University Institute
• Ranald Michie, Durham University & Newcastle University Business School
• Albrecht Ritschl, London School of Economics and Political Science
• Nathan Sussman, Hebrew University & Bank of Israel

Policy panel

• Vincent Bignon, Banque de France
• Jagjit S. Chadha, National Institute of Economic and Social Research
• Paul Fisher, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership & London Institute of Banking and Finance
• Pierre L. Siklos, Wilfrid Laurier University
• Representative from the financial district in London

Programme

15.00 - Registration and coffee

15.15 - Welcome from Georgios Chortareas & Lars Boerner (DAFM & KBS)

15.20-17.00 - Academic panel

• “London as Financial Centre: From Big Bang to Brexit” Ranald Michie (Durham U. & Newcastle UBS)
• “Brexiting with Gravitas: a View From History” Albrecht Ritschl (LSE)
• “Prudential Policy, Macroeconomic Stability and Co-movement: A View from the Baring Crisis
• on the Global Financial Crisis” Nathan Sussman (Hebrew U. & Bank of Israel)
• “The Hierarchy of International Financial Centres: Continuity and Change” Youssef Cassis (EUI)

 17.00-17.30 - Coffee break

 17.30-19.00 - Policy Panel & General Discussion

Panelists:

• Vincent Bignon (Banque de France)
• Jagjit S. Chadha, (NIESR)
• Paul Fisher (DAFM/ KBS)
• Pierre L. Siklos, (Wilfrid Laurier University)

19.00 - Reception

We look forward to welcoming you to King’s Business School to better understand the work of the Data Analytics for Finance and Macro (DAFM) Research Centre.