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By: Bob Wigley

Bob Wigley is chair of UK Finance 

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  • The UK can still lead in tokenisation – but only if we move fast enough 

    Opinion

    Tokenisation will reshape market infrastructure whatever we do – the question is whether the UK wants to shape it or adapt to decisions made elsewhere.

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  • Don’t buy into the negativity. Here’s why I’m optimistic for the UK economy

    the UK economy has been lost in a sea of headlines about its impending decline. Bob Wigley says he's done with the doom and gloomerism.

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  • Forget the naysayers, banks are still committed to climate action

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    Headlines have decried the end of green finance, yet the vast majority of institutions remain committed to climate action, writes Bob Wigley.

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