A debate on the theme: "What is the value of finance and insurance to the economy and are the right regulatory frameworks in place to underpin this value?" with a follow up discussion session. http://www.gresham.ac.uk/conference/what-is-the-value-of-finance-and-insurance-to-the-economy
Debate chaired by The 4th Earl of Selborne GBE FRS, Chairman of the Foundation for Science & Technology and speakers Professor John Kay CBE FBA FRSE, Author and FT Columnist, Anne Richards CVO CBE, Chief Executive of M&G Investments, John Nelson, Chairman of Lloyd's of London.
John Kay's latest book - Other people's money: Masters of the Universe or Servants of the People? - is useful context for the debate.
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/conference/what-is-the-value-of-finance-and-insurance-to-the-economy
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