Our impact

The impact of our work has ranged from presenting our research on capital markets at the Informal Ecofin meetings of EU finance ministers and central bank governors, to working directly with the UK government on pensions and capital markets reform, and producing the annual review of the HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and shaping its progress.

We think we have been punching above our weight for the past decade. We are immensely proud of the body of work that New Financial has produced and of the influence that it has had on government, regulation, and the industry.

If you would like to get more involved in our programme, or are interested in becoming a member or sponsoring our research, please do get in touch.

"I want to thank you and your colleagues at New Financial for all the work you have done on capital markets over many years to help deepen our understanding of this project and help us understand what we can achieve."

Paschal Donohoe

President of the Eurogroup

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Our external engagement

New Financial took part in an event at the European Parliament in Brussels

Unlocking EU banking competitiveness

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March 2026

Maximilian Bierbaum, New Financial’s head of research and EU director, spoke at European Parliamentary Week at the European Parliament in Brussels

European Parliament’s ECON interparliamentary committee meeting

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February 2026

New Financial was delighted to host an in-person discussion on the EU’s Savings and Investments Union in partnership with the European Union Delegation to the United Kingdom

EU Savings and Investments Union - Policy and Investors Conference

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March 2026

New Financial were asked to prepare our analysis for the Informal ECOFIN meeting in Copenhagen hosted by the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2025

Informal ECOFIN meeting in Copenhagen

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September 2025

William Wright, New Financial’s founder and managing director was delighted to speak at the Swiss Finance Council conference on European capital markets in Brussels

Swiss Finance Council Annual Conference

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March 2026

New Financial was delighted to give evidence at a hearing of the House of Commons Pension Schemes Bill Committee last week to investigate what is needed to drive a step change in investment in UK pension funds to support economic growth, whilst exploring the opportunities and risks posed by measures in the upcoming Bill.

Pension Schemes Bill

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September 2025

Getting involved in our research & events

At the heart of our work is an emphasis on data and analysis presented in a clear, accessible, and impartial way. We all know that European capital markets are less developed than in the US, that women and people from diverse backgrounds are under-represented in banking and finance, and that UK pension funds have reduced their allocation to UK equities. But in each of these cases (and many others) there is no consistent data and the debate is often anecdotal. Building and analysing robust datasets is hard work, but it has earned us the right to participate in the debate on the future of capital markets and on diversity at the highest level.

New Financial is a social enterprise funded by institutional membership from across the capital markets industry. We are not a charity and receive no public money or research grants, and we are not a profit maximisation exercise. We have a growing network of more than 40 members firms and supporters who are closely engaged in our events and research across our capital markets and diversity programme.

You can find out more about getting involved in our work or becoming a member here.