Posted: 25 Jan 2024 Resource Type: Research Report Download Back Set against a globally competitive search for top talent amid skills shortages, 'International talent and economic growth: global competition and emerging trends’, in partnership with EY, highlights the need for the UK to be proactive in pursuing a growth sector talent strategy or risk falling behind to our major competitors – all of whom are actively pursuing international talent strategies of their own. The report benchmarks competitor market activity to attract international talent into the financial and professional services sector, where reliance on this talent is 40% of workforce, and reviews wider economic benefits of highly skilled international mobility, and established research. Despite the UK having clear strengths in its visa regime and our appeal to global talent, the report highlights what more can usefully be done to ensure we remain a competitive and innovative centre for the sector globally. To accompany the launch, we held a webinar where we took an in-depth look into the report. Watch now for a comprehensive analysis, and hear from our panel of industry experts: Claire Tunley, CEO, Financial Services Skills Commission Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economic and Public Policy King's College London Ksenia Grant, Director for Ecosystem and Partnerships, Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) Dr Seema Farazi., Partner, EY Andrew Coop, Head of Trade in Services, Investment and Business Mobility, Department for Business and Trade Share: Share to LinkedIn LinkedIn Share to X Share to Facebook Facebook Share to WeChat WeChat Share to WhatsApp WhatsApp Share to Email Email Download Download Our global offer to business:London and the UK’s competitive strengths supporting investment and growth Our global offer to business:London and the UK’s competitive strengths supporting investment and growth Related content Research Report Unlocking AI skills in financial and professional services Jun 2025 - A bold, practical proposal to address the UK’s AI skills gap in financial services. Unlocking AI skills in financial and professional services Research Report From commitment to action | Tracking UK financial services’ progress on the pathway to net zero Jun 2025 - The third edition of From Commitment to Action, developed for the Net Zero Delivery Summit, tracking progress of financial services firms’ net zero commitments in both the UK and globally. From commitment to action | Tracking UK financial services’ progress on the pathway to net zero Thought Piece Price (some of) it now or pay more later: the case for letting carbon markets get to work Jun 2025 - Why outdated labels are a symptom of stalling progress—and how markets can fix it, a guest blog from Gordon Bennett, Managing Director, ICE Price (some of) it now or pay more later: the case for letting carbon markets get to work Research Report Scaling the global carbon markets Jun 2025 - Building on our 2022 report Enabling the Voluntary Carbon Market, this paper reflects on progress to date and refreshes our earlier recommendations. Scaling the global carbon markets