{"id":6605,"date":"2019-09-12T01:30:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T01:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progressiveeconomyforum.com\/development\/?post_type=events&p=6605"},"modified":"2019-09-16T10:20:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T10:20:13","slug":"making-the-uk-a-citadel-of-long-term-finance","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/progressiveeconomyforum.com\/development\/events\/making-the-uk-a-citadel-of-long-term-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the UK a Citadel of Long-Term Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Thursday 12th September, the Progressive Economy Forum (PEF)<\/a> hosted an event in conjunction with Stamp Out Poverty<\/a> on \u2018Making the UK A Citadel of Long-Term Finance: A Comprehensive Financial Transactions Tax Proposal\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Avinash Persaud <\/a>(Chairman of Intelligence Capital, Emeritus Professor of Gresham College) presented Intelligence Capital’s new paper Reinforcing Resilience: Making the UK a Citadel of Long-Term Finance<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The paper by Keval Bharadia (Former Head of Derivatives Product Management, London Stock Exchange) and Laurey Boughey (Research and Policy Officer, Stamp Out Poverty) builds on the findings of a 2017 paper<\/a> on Financial Transaction Taxes and sets out the case for a comprehensive approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was joined by the Shadow Chancellor Rt. Hon John McDonnell<\/a><\/strong> who spoke on Labour’s economic programme and the role a Financial Transaction Tax would play in it. Commenting on the paper were PEF Council member Professor Stephany Griffith-Jones<\/a><\/strong> and Director of Stamp Out Poverty David Hillman<\/a><\/strong>. The event was chaired by Patrick Allen<\/a><\/strong>, founder of PEF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read Intelligence Capital’s paper Reinforcing Resilience: Making the UK a Citadel of Long-Term Finance<\/em> here<\/a>. You can watch the recording of the event below.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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