Financial stability and accounting standards with Martin Taylor, Bank of England
Event Date: 13 February 2020
Time: 18:00-19:30 (registration from 17:30 and refreshments from 19:30)
Location: SW105, Strathclyde Business School, Stenhouse Wing
Hosted by Centre for Financial Regulation and Innovation
As he approaches the end of his term, Martin Taylor, external member of the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee, will share his reflections on why accounting standards for credit impairments matter for financial stability, how they’ve evolved over time, and how they continue to do so.
Martin Taylor, former chief executive of Barclays Bank, is an external member of the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee. He joined Reuters as a journalist in 1974, before moving to the Financial Times in 1978, where he edited the paper's "Lex" column. He was chief executive of Courtaulds Textiles in 1990. He became chief executive of Barclays four years later, in 1994, remaining there until 1998. He joined the board at retail chain W H Smith in 1999, eventually becoming chief executive before departing in 2003.He was a member of the UK Parliament select Committee for Science and Technology for five years. He also joined the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and compiled their 2001 Commission on Public/Private Partnerships report. He has attended many meetings of the Bilderberg Group and served as Secretary General for several years. Taylor is vice-chairman of the board of RTL Group and was formerly chairman of Syngenta AG and of the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture. He was an international adviser to Goldman Sachs until 2005. He was appointed to the Bank of England Financial Policy Committee in March 2013.
Published: 22 January 2020
