Growth Unleashed: Reigniting the UK's Appetite for Positive Risk

This 57-minute lecture delivered by Lord Mayor Alderman Alastair King DL at Guildhall, London explores how the UK can maintain its position as the world's leading financial center through his mayoral theme "Growth Unleashed." Examine the challenges of excessive regulation, over-caution, and under-confidence currently holding back the UK's financial sector. Learn about strategies to reignite a positive risk appetite, leverage national innovation advantages, and support London's diverse communities to drive economic growth. The lecture covers critical topics including investment drought, capital challenges, pension reform, and the Mansion House Compact—an agreement committing major UK pension providers to allocate 5% of default funds to unlisted equities by 2030. Following the main presentation is an extensive panel discussion addressing these financial and economic policy issues. The complete lecture transcript is available on the Gresham College website, part of their 400-year tradition of providing free public education.