Provocations
Big questions. Different perspectives. No easy answers. Finance powers the real economy. But is the way we lend keeping pace with the world around us? From the future of work and the rise of AI to the energy transition and the changing needs of businesses and consumers, the UK faces some fundamental economic questions. And finance sits at the heart of them. In Provocations, award-winning broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake brings together leading voices from finance, business, economics and regulation to challenge assumptions, debate difficult questions and explore what needs to change. Six episodes. Six provocations. Conversations that go beyond the headlines...
Who should take the risk of the energy transition?
Every major economic transformation requires somebody to take risk before the outcome is certain. The energy transition is no different. The question is not whether investment is needed, but who is willing and able to take the risk required to make that investment happen. Dr. Maria Carvalho Head of Sustainability Policy, Insight and Research at Natwest and Dhara Vyas Chief Executive at Energy UK discuss the push back on energy finance.
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Are we helping people, or just getting better at labelling them?
The role credit plays when life does not go according to plan. We ask how lenders, regulators and policymakers can balance protection, participation and resilience in a changing economy. The definition of vulnerable in finance does not have to mean on your last pound, you can slip through the net even when in good financial health. Alison Walters, Director of Consumer Finance at the Financial Conduct Authority - the FCA is here to discuss alongside the financial journalist and broadcaster Rick Kelsey.
This episode is supported by Alfa, the makers of Alfa Systems: the trusted platform at...
Has the economy changed faster than the lending system?
Too often traditional lending falls short. We explore the system of lending cash that underpins the real economy. Why does it not always evolve quickly enough to support the way people live and work? Catherine Mann, one of the UK’s leading economists, a member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is with us, Catherine also works for The Productivity Institute. Also in the Provocations studio is Robert Gordon, Chief Executive Officer of Novuna, one of the UK’s leading providers of business, consumer and vehicle finance. Robert discusses why the numbers running into trouble with financ...
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Big questions. Different perspectives. No easy answers.
Finance powers the real economy. But is the way we lend keeping pace with the world around us?
From the future of work and the rise of AI to the energy transition and the changing needs of businesses and consumers, the UK faces some fundamental economic questions. And finance sits at the heart of them.
In Provocations, award-winning broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake brings together leading voices from finance, business, economics and regulation to challenge assumptions, debate difficult questions and explore what needs to change.
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