Each week, Financial News grabs a moment with one of the City's top names.
Our interview series, An Audience With, has become a must-read feature since it was introduced in 2017. We take a look back at some of our favourites from this year.
January
BlackRock Emea boss Stephen Cohen: The 60/40 portfolio model has failed
Ex-Morgan Stanley fixer Rob Rooney: Brexit was like ‘unravelling a huge bowl of spaghetti’
February
European Banking Authority chair José Manuel Campa: Banks need to be clear where they stand
Investment Association boss Chris Cummings: ‘ESG keeps me awake at night’
March
HSBC’s Stuart White: 'Growing up, we didn’t talk about our feelings'
Why UBS’s Claire Tucker gave up on ‘work beyond trading hours’
April
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Why Amex’s UK boss Hannah Lewis swapped high-heeled power dressing for jeans
BlackRock MD Gavin Lewis on why Black people are still kneeling
May
Bank of England's Tom Mutton: ‘There is just no space to get a CBDC wrong’
FTI Consulting’s Emea chair Lars Faeste: ‘Being proud has no room in corporate life’
June
Jupiter’s Matthew Beesley: ‘I’ve been laser-focused on the things I can control’
LGIM’s Michelle Scrimgeour: ‘Knowing who is playing what role’ matters in a crisis
July
Wells Fargo’s John Langley: ‘I’d check on the cows at 6am then go to my desk to build a business’
LCH's Daniel Maguire: ‘We went from post-trade backwater to front page news’
August
Dan Neidle: ‘I don’t think we should be taxing bankers more’
Cboe's Natan Tiefenbrun: ‘The UK wants to compete on openness. That’s quite refreshing’
September
Liberum’s Bidhi Bhoma: ‘The noise about the US shift in listings is overblown’
Andrew Tyrie: The City’s regulators are stuck in group-think
October
Abrdn’s Amanda Young: ‘We need to make sustainable investing fun again’
How DWS boss Stefan Hoops parachuted in ‘without much prep’
November
Amundi’s Valérie Baudson: ‘2024 probably won’t be incredibly positive’
City minister Andrew Griffith: ‘London can’t afford to be complacent’
December
RLAM’s Piers Hillier: ‘Private markets have not been this attractive for five or 10 years’
Clearstream’s Samuel Riley: Europe mustn’t break apart on T+1
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