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Our research

New Financial commissions and publishes regular papers, commentary and research on the capital markets industry. We work with business schools, academics and other experts to produce a regular research and analysis on some of the main challenges facing capital markets and market participants.

The New Financial international financial centres index

The size and growth of financial centres in 65 economies around the world

Our latest reports

July 2026

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The size and growth of financial centres in 65 economies around the world

The New Financial international financial centres index

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May 2026

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Rethinking the growth and competitiveness strategy and the wider framework for UK banking, finance, and capital markets

A new sense of ambition

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June 2026

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Assessing the impact of a decade of the Charter and the challenge ahead

The 10 year review of the Women in Finance Charter

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April 2026

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This short paper explores how an increased allocation to UK equities would have affected the performance of defined contribution pensions over the past five years.

UK equities and the performance of DC pensions

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May 2026

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The size and depth of capital markets in the E6 countries - and of their proposals to reform EU capital markets

The ‘E6’ group and the reform of capital markets in the EU

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March 2026

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Our ninth Annual Review monitors the progress of signatories against their Charter commitments and holds them to account

HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter – Annual Review 2025

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Previous reports

June 2017

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Measuring female representation on boards and executive committees in European capital markets.

Counting Every Woman 2017: making progress on gender diversity in the capital markets

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March 2017

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Analysis of the central role of investment banks and asset managers in driving growth.

What have the capital markets ever done for us? And how could they do it better?

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January 2017

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As Brexit beckons the City should go back to basics and think about its purpose.

Brexit and the City: don't let a good crisis go to waste

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December 2016

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A 10-point summary of Sir Jon Cunliffe's speech in November 2016 at the annual dinner of the Association of Financial Markets in Europe.

The challenges for financial markets - Sir Jon Cunliffe, former deputy governor - Bank of England

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July 2016

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A speech by our founder and managing director William Wright on ‘Making the positive case for capital markets’.

Post-Brexit, it's even more important to make the positive case for capital markets

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April 2017

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Analysis of the concerns, priorities and positions of policymakers in the 27 EU member states on the other side of the negotiating table.

What the rest of the EU thinks about Brexit & The City of London

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February 2017

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This article is an attempt to provide a short 10-point reality check on the impact of Brexit.

Brexit and the City: a 10-point reality check

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December 2016

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The HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter, launched in March 2016, is a call to action for better gender diversity in financial services.

Leading the way: the HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter

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November 2016

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Analysis of the growth opportunity for capital markets in central and eastern Europe.

The benefits of capital markets to high potential EU economies

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June 2016

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This is a summary of some of the main challenges ahead for the European capital markets in the wake of Brexit.

Beyond Brexit: what happens next for European capital markets?

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April 2017

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The big banks have used diversionary tactics and deliberately misleading arguments to drag out the process of regulatory reform.

Thank you for smoking: the big tobacco approach to lobbying

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January 2017

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A summary of nearly 50 papers and reports on the potential impact of Brexit on financial services and the City of London.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Brexit - but didn't have time to read

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December 2016

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A selection of recent academic papers and speeches on pay and diversity that we have read, sifted and translated so that you don’t have to.

Thinking allowed: a selection of some recent academic papers & speeches

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September 2016

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A snapshot of the size, depth & growth of capital markets in the EU27.

What do EU capital markets look like post-Brexit?

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June 2016

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Putting the Gadhia review and HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter in context.

Women in UK financial services

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