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The United Kingdom is home to a particularly influential services industry lobby, which operates through an organisation called [[International Financial Services London]] (IFSL) (formerly [[British Invisibles]]). Two IFSL working groups, the [[LOTIS Committee|Liberalisation of Trade in Services (LOTIS) Committee]] and the [[High-Level LOTIS Group]], constitute a veritable corporate-state alliance.
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[[TheCityUK]] incorporated the functions of the '''International Financial Services London''' in 2010. A [[City of London Corporation]] news release in May 2010 said:<ref>[http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/media_centre/news_2010/TheCityUK+lays+out+vision+for+financial+services+industry.htm TheCityUK lays out vision for financial services industry], May 2010</ref>
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:"IFSL is determined to contribute to the effectiveness of [[TheCityUK]] by bringing to it the support of its broad‐based membership of financial services businesses along with its well‐established capability for delivering international promotional activity and publishing research to spread awareness of the international performance of the sector."
  
==International Financial Services London (IFSL)==
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==History==
The IFSL claims to provide (through its LOTIS (Liberalisation Of Trade In Services) Committee) an effective interface between the private sector and government on a wide range of business, regulatory and market access issues. More specifically, the organisation claims to have close links with government departments, in particular HM Treasury, British Trade International, the Department of Trade and Industry and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The overall goal is to speed up liberalisation of trade in services, which is currently regulated by the [[General Agreement on Trade in Services]] (GATS). The growing economic importance of services, and the associated business opportunities this opens up, explains the UK government's support for GATS.
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'''International Financial Services London''' (IFSL) (formerly [[British Invisibles]]), claims to provide (through its [[LOTIS Committee|LOTIS]] (Liberalisation Of Trade In Services) Committee) an effective interface between the private sector and government on a wide range of business, regulatory and market access issues. More specifically, the organisation is said to have close links with government departments, in particular [[HM Treasury]], British Trade International, the Department of Trade and Industry and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The overall goal is to speed up liberalisation of trade in services, which is currently regulated by the [[General Agreement on Trade in Services]] (GATS). The growing economic importance of services, and the associated business opportunities this opens up, explains the UK government's support for GATS.
  
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Two IFSL working groups, the [[LOTIS Committee|Liberalisation of Trade in Services (LOTIS) Committee]] and the [[High-Level LOTIS Group]], constitute a veritable corporate-state alliance.
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
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===President===
 
===President===
HRH The Duke of Kent
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HRH The [[Duke of Kent]]
  
 
===Chairman===
 
===Chairman===
*[[Peter Levene|Lord Levene of Portsoken]] KBE, Chairman, Lloyd's, London
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*[[Peter Levene|Lord Levene of Portsoken]] KBE, Chairman, [[Lloyd's]], London
  
 
===Executive Directors===
 
===Executive Directors===
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*Sir Thomas Harris KBE CMG FRSA, Vice Chairman, [[Standard Chartered Bank]] plc
 
*Sir Thomas Harris KBE CMG FRSA, Vice Chairman, [[Standard Chartered Bank]] plc
 
*Sir [[Brian Ivory]] CBE FRSE, [[HBOS]] plc
 
*Sir [[Brian Ivory]] CBE FRSE, [[HBOS]] plc
*Mrs [[Angela Knight]] CBE, Chief Executive Designate, [[British Bankers' Association]], director of [[LogicaCMG]]
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*Mrs [[Angela Knight]] CBE, Chief Executive Designate, [[British Bankers Association]], director of [[LogicaCMG]]
 
*Mr [[Marshall Levine]], Partner, [[Marshall F Levine & Associates]]
 
*Mr [[Marshall Levine]], Partner, [[Marshall F Levine & Associates]]
 
*Mr [[Ian Luder]], Chairman of the Finance Committee, [[City of London Corporation]]
 
*Mr [[Ian Luder]], Chairman of the Finance Committee, [[City of London Corporation]]
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==Members==
 
==Members==
ABC International Bank Plc    www.arabbanking.com
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[[ABC International Bank Plc]]   www.arabbanking.com |
[[Aberdeen Asset Management]] plc www.aberdeen-asset.com
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[[Aberdeen Asset Management]] plc www.aberdeen-asset.com |
Advent UK Ltd www.advent-uk.co.uk
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[[Advent UK Ltd]] www.advent-uk.co.uk |
AIG Central Europe & CIS www.aig.co.uk
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[[AIG Central Europe & CIS]] www.aig.co.uk |
Allen & Overy LLP www.allenovery.com
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[[Allen & Overy LLP]] www.allenovery.com |
[[AMEC]] plc www.amec.com
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[[AMEC]] plc www.amec.com |
AON Limited www.aon.com/uk/en/
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[[AON Limited]] www.aon.com/uk/en/ |
APCIMS www.apcims.co.uk
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[[APCIMS]] www.apcims.co.uk |
ASEAN Regional Business Forum www.aseandirectory.net
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[[ASEAN Regional Business Forum]] www.aseandirectory.net |
Association of British Insurers www.abi.org.uk
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[[Association of British Insurers]] www.abi.org.uk |
Baker & McKenzie www.bakernet.com
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[[Baker & McKenzie]] www.bakernet.com |
[[Bank of England]] www.bankofengland.co.uk
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[[Bank of England]] www.bankofengland.co.uk |
Bar Council of England & Wales
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[[Bar Council of England & Wales]] |
Barclays Bank plc www.barclays.co.uk/
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[[Barclays Bank plc]] www.barclays.co.uk/ |
Baring Asset Management www.baring-asset.com
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[[Baring Asset Management]] www.baring-asset.com
Beauchamp & Savrassov Ltd. www.bsav.com
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[[Beauchamp & Savrassov Ltd]] www.bsav.com
Berwin Leighton Paisner www.blplaw.com
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[[Berwin Leighton Paisner]] www.blplaw.com
Bevan Brittan LLP www.bevanbrittan.com
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[[Bevan Brittan LLP]] www.bevanbrittan.com
 
BMS Associates Limited www.bmands.co.uk
 
BMS Associates Limited www.bmands.co.uk
 
British Arab Commercial Bank www.bacb.co.uk
 
British Arab Commercial Bank www.bacb.co.uk
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Chamber of Shipping www.british-shipping.org
 
Chamber of Shipping www.british-shipping.org
 
Chown Dewhurst LLP www.chowndewhurst.com
 
Chown Dewhurst LLP www.chowndewhurst.com
Citigroup www.citigroup.com
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[[Citigroup]] www.citigroup.com
City of London www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
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[[City of London]] www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
Clifford Chance LLP www.cliffordchance.com
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[[Clifford Chance LLP]] www.cliffordchance.com
 
Cluttons www.cluttons.com
 
Cluttons www.cluttons.com
 
Clyde & Co www.clydeco.com
 
Clyde & Co www.clydeco.com
 
Compass Consulting
 
Compass Consulting
Confederation of British Industry www.cbi.org.uk
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[[Confederation of British Industry]] www.cbi.org.uk
Covington & Burling www.cov.com
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[[Covington & Burling]] www.cov.com
 
Cubitt Consulting Ltd www.cubitt.com
 
Cubitt Consulting Ltd www.cubitt.com
Deloitte & Touche LLP www.deloitte.com
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[[Deloitte & Touche LLP]] www.deloitte.com
Denton Wilde Sapte www.dentonwildesapte.com
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[[Denton Wilde Sapte]] www.dentonwildesapte.com
 
[[DLA Piper UK]] LLP www.dla.com
 
[[DLA Piper UK]] LLP www.dla.com
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein www.drkw.com
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[[Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein]] www.drkw.com
Dundas & Wilson LLP www.dundas-wilson.com
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[[Dundas & Wilson LLP]] www.dundas-wilson.com
EDS www.eds.com
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[[EDS]] www.eds.com
Euronext.liffe www.liffe.com
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[[Euronext.liffe]] www.liffe.com
Eversheds LLP www.eversheds.com
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[[Eversheds LLP]] www.eversheds.com
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP www.fasken.com
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[[Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP]] www.fasken.com
Fidelity International www.fidelity.co.uk
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[[Fidelity International]] www.fidelity.co.uk
Field Fisher Waterhouse www.ffw.com
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[[Field Fisher Waterhouse]] www.ffw.com
Financial Services for Eastern Europe www.fsee.co.uk
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[[Financial Services for Eastern Europe]] www.fsee.co.uk
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer www.freshfields.com
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[[Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer]] www.freshfields.com
 
[[Goldman Sachs International]] www.gs.com
 
[[Goldman Sachs International]] www.gs.com
 
Grant Thornton LLP www.grant-thornton.co.uk
 
Grant Thornton LLP www.grant-thornton.co.uk
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Fax: +44 (0)20 7213 9130<br>
 
Fax: +44 (0)20 7213 9130<br>
 
http://www.ifsl.org.uk
 
http://www.ifsl.org.uk
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==References==
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<references/>
  
 
[[Category: Financial sector lobbying]]
 
[[Category: Financial sector lobbying]]
 
[[Category:Corporate Lobby Groups]]
 
[[Category:Corporate Lobby Groups]]

Latest revision as of 17:32, 5 November 2012

TheCityUK incorporated the functions of the International Financial Services London in 2010. A City of London Corporation news release in May 2010 said:[1]

"IFSL is determined to contribute to the effectiveness of TheCityUK by bringing to it the support of its broad‐based membership of financial services businesses along with its well‐established capability for delivering international promotional activity and publishing research to spread awareness of the international performance of the sector."

History

International Financial Services London (IFSL) (formerly British Invisibles), claims to provide (through its LOTIS (Liberalisation Of Trade In Services) Committee) an effective interface between the private sector and government on a wide range of business, regulatory and market access issues. More specifically, the organisation is said to have close links with government departments, in particular HM Treasury, British Trade International, the Department of Trade and Industry and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The overall goal is to speed up liberalisation of trade in services, which is currently regulated by the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). The growing economic importance of services, and the associated business opportunities this opens up, explains the UK government's support for GATS.

Two IFSL working groups, the Liberalisation of Trade in Services (LOTIS) Committee and the High-Level LOTIS Group, constitute a veritable corporate-state alliance.

People

President

HRH The Duke of Kent

Chairman

Executive Directors

Non-Executive Directors

Observers

  • Mr Clive Maxwell, Director, Financial Services, HM Treasury
  • Mr Dominic Jermey, Director, International Sectors Group,UKTI
  • Mr Martin Donnelly CMG, Director-General, Economic, FCO

Members

ABC International Bank Plc www.arabbanking.com | Aberdeen Asset Management plc www.aberdeen-asset.com | Advent UK Ltd www.advent-uk.co.uk | AIG Central Europe & CIS www.aig.co.uk | Allen & Overy LLP www.allenovery.com | AMEC plc www.amec.com | AON Limited www.aon.com/uk/en/ | APCIMS www.apcims.co.uk | ASEAN Regional Business Forum www.aseandirectory.net | Association of British Insurers www.abi.org.uk | Baker & McKenzie www.bakernet.com | Bank of England www.bankofengland.co.uk | Bar Council of England & Wales | Barclays Bank plc www.barclays.co.uk/ | Baring Asset Management www.baring-asset.com Beauchamp & Savrassov Ltd www.bsav.com Berwin Leighton Paisner www.blplaw.com Bevan Brittan LLP www.bevanbrittan.com BMS Associates Limited www.bmands.co.uk British Arab Commercial Bank www.bacb.co.uk British Insurance Brokers' Association www.biba.org.uk British Water www.britishwater.co.uk Calyon www.calyon.com Cass Business School www.cass.city.ac.uk Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution www.cedr.co.uk Chamber of Shipping www.british-shipping.org Chown Dewhurst LLP www.chowndewhurst.com Citigroup www.citigroup.com City of London www.cityoflondon.gov.uk Clifford Chance LLP www.cliffordchance.com Cluttons www.cluttons.com Clyde & Co www.clydeco.com Compass Consulting Confederation of British Industry www.cbi.org.uk Covington & Burling www.cov.com Cubitt Consulting Ltd www.cubitt.com Deloitte & Touche LLP www.deloitte.com Denton Wilde Sapte www.dentonwildesapte.com DLA Piper UK LLP www.dla.com Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein www.drkw.com Dundas & Wilson LLP www.dundas-wilson.com EDS www.eds.com Euronext.liffe www.liffe.com Eversheds LLP www.eversheds.com Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP www.fasken.com Fidelity International www.fidelity.co.uk Field Fisher Waterhouse www.ffw.com Financial Services for Eastern Europe www.fsee.co.uk Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer www.freshfields.com Goldman Sachs International www.gs.com Grant Thornton LLP www.grant-thornton.co.uk Granville Stephenson www.gs-fs.com/index.asp HBOS plc www.hbosplc.com Herbert Smith LLP www.herbertsmith.com ICE Futures www.theice.com Ince & Co www.ince.co.uk Inframation Limited www.infraresearch.com ING www.ing.com/ Institute of Financial Services www.ifslearning.com Integrated Water Resources International International Capital Market Association Ltd www.icmacentre.rdg.ac.uk International Capital Partnerships International Underwriting Association of London www.iua.co.uk Investment Management Association www.investmentuk.org Jasper Capital Ltd www.jaspercapital.co.uk Jersey Finance Limited www.jerseyfinance.je John Laing www.laing.com JPMorgan www.jpmorganfleming.com/portal.asp Key Trust Company Limited www.key-trust.com/ KPMG www.kpmg.co.uk Latham & Watkins www.lw.com Leeds Financial Services Initiative Ltd www.leedsfinancialservices.org.uk Linklaters www.linklaters.com Lloyd's www.lloyds.com Lloyds TSB Group plc www.lloydstsb.com London Chamber of Commerce & Industry www.londonchamber.co.uk London Court of International Arbitration www.lcia-arbitration.com London First www.london-first.co.uk London Metal Exchange Limited www.lme.co.uk London Metropolitan University www.londonmet.ac.uk/london-office London Stock Exchange www.londonstockexchange.com Lovells www.lovells.com MacDougall Arts Ltd Macquarie Bank Ltd www.macquarie.com.au Marsh Limited www.marsh.co.uk Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP www.roweandmaw.co.uk McGrigors www.mcgrigors.com MerchantBridge & Co Limited www.mbih.com

Metdist Trading Limited www.metdist.com Mobsby Assocatiates Limited/PPP Solutions Limited www.mobsbyassociates.com Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc www.morganstanley.com/ National Association of Pension Funds www.napf.co.uk Nomura International plc www.nomura.co.uk Norddeutsche Landesbank www.nordlb.com Norton Rose www.nortonrose.com Nymex Europe Limited Pinsent Masons www.pinsentmasons.com PricewaterhouseCoopers www.pwcglobal.com Pro-Manchester www.pro-manchester.org.uk Prudential plc www.prudential.co.uk Reuters Limited www.reuters.com Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Group plc www.royalsunalliance.com RSM Robson Rhodes LLP www.rsmi.co.uk Scott Wilson Railways Scottish Financial Enterprise www.sfe.org.uk Sector Skills Council for Financial Services www.fssc.org.uk Securities and Investment Institute www.sii.org.uk Serco Group plc www.serco.com Simmons & Simmons www.simmons-simmons.com SMi Group Ltd www.smi-online.co.uk Standard Bank London Ltd www.standardbank.com Standard Chartered Bank plc www.standardchartered.com Stephenson Harwood www.shlegal.com Strutt & Parker www.struttandparker.co.uk TGC www.tgc.pl The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants www.accaglobal.com The Baltic Exchange Ltd www.balticexchange.com The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators www.arbitrators.org The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators www.arbitrators.org The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants www.cimaglobal.com The Chartered Insurance Institute www.cii.co.uk The Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR) www.combar.com The Futures & Options Association www.foa.co.uk The Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales www.icaew.co.uk The International Securities Consultancy Ltd www.isc-global.com The Japan Society www.japansociety.org.uk The Law Society of England & Wales www.lawsociety.org.uk The PBN Company www.pbnco.com The PPP Club Today Translations Trowers & Hamlins www.trowers.com UBS www.ubswarburg.com/ United Insurance Brokers Ltd www.uib.co.uk Willis Group Limited www.willis.com Withers www.withers.co.uk

Contacts

IFSL 7th Floor 1-2 Bank Buildings Princes Street London, EC2R 8EU United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)20 7213 9100 Fax: +44 (0)20 7213 9130
http://www.ifsl.org.uk

References