UK plans for crypto regulation provide welcome clarity |
By Christopher Woolard |
In November, Tulip Siddiq, economic secretary to the Treasury, set out the UK government’s approach to regulating cryptoassets and the Financial Conduct Authority published its accompanying Crypto Roadmap. These announcements were made against a background of increased consumer awareness and investment in cryptoassets, as well as broader industry engagement by the FCA. Read the full commentary → |
No realistic foundation for a Mar-a-Lago Accord
By Donald Trump
Much public attention lately has focused on the idea of a Mar-a-Lago Accord, a grand bargain patterned on the 1985 Plaza Accord, in which the US would lower tariffs on key economies in exchange for action to weaken the US dollar.
The idea is far-fetched and implausible.
MEETINGS
Narodowy Bank Polski on Poland’s economic outlook
Thursday 12 December, Roundtable
In the wake of the 100-year anniversary of Narodowy Bank Polski’s founding, First Deputy Governor Marta Kightley joins OMFIF to discuss the economic outlook for Poland in 2025.
ON DEMAND
Financial stability and the Bank of England’s toolkit
Dave Ramsden, deputy governor of the Bank of England, joined OMFIF to discuss topical UK financial stability issues from his vantage point as a Financial Policy Committee member with executive responsibilities for the Bank’s market operations.
LATEST REPORT
Global Public Funds 2024
The easing of concerns about inflation is allowing influential investors to go back to a more risk-on, long-term approach. This is a key message that emerges from this year’s Global Public Funds report, informed by surveys, discussions or contributions from 28 global public pension and sovereign funds with more than $6.5tn in assets under management.