Summary

City Week is back for its 15th annual edition! Held in-person over three days in London from 30 June to 2 July, as well as being live-streamed around the world, this year’s edition is taking place at a time of significant geopolitical developments that are set to have a profound effect on trade and investment flows, as well as the financial markets  that support them.

Organised in partnership with the UK Government, the City of London Corporation, TheCityUK, UK Finance and leading City institutions, this year’s edition will analyse all the current change drivers in international finance and their implications for financial institutions. At the heart of CW2025 are three separate summits on Net Zero Finance, Artificial Intelligence in Finance and Digital Assets/Tokenisation. All three programmes take innovation as their central theme and reflect the boardroom agenda of leading financial institutions.

Renowned for its content-rich agenda, exceptional speakers and unrivalled networking opportunities, City Week has become a must-attend event for senior decision-makers from not only the UK but also from all the other major financial centres.  More than 1,000 delegates attend this comprehensive week of cutting-edge presentations, panel discussions, social events and networking. Like previous editions, this year’s forum will feature many well-known names from the global financial services industry, the world of politics and the international regulatory community.

Highlights from City Week 2024

  • Norton Rose Fulbright

Algorithmic Trading in Commodity Derivatives 

Algorithmic trading has been used in the financial markets for years and is highly regulated. The regulatory framework governing algorithmic trading was established by 2014 amendments to Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and has been applicable since 2018, both in the United Kingdom (UK) and in the European Union (EU). In recent years adoption of algorithmic and high-frequency trading techniques has spilled over to the commodity markets, with market participants more frequently adopting various forms of trading technology in their day-to-day business. The purpose of this note is to explain the UK and EU regulatory frameworks applicable to algorithmic trading in commodity derivatives and wholesale energy products. 

  • Finance Malta

AI for Effective Leadership – What’s in it for future managers?

Leading teams comes with a number of challenges, often shaped by a concoction of evolving workforce expectation, rapid technological advancements and meeting stakeholders’ expectations whilst simultaneously generating turnover and a positive bottom line in favour of the company’s shareholders.  

  • Howden

Why Executives Can’t Afford to Ignore Insurability

In an era marked by accelerating climate volatility, a new report warns that the concept of insurability is fast becoming a central – if under-recognised – factor in the financial viability of businesses, sectors and entire regions.

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