Adam Barber
Senior Research Associate, Future Economies Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University
Localising pension fund investments: opportunities and challenges
Adam Barber - 09 July 2018Pension funds could play an important role in achieving a more balanced economy, but new investments should prioritise benefits for members above all else
Is Lloyds Britain’s most boring bank?
Adam Barber - 30 August 2016Lloyds have embraced the ‘boring banking model’ but whether they are a trailblazer for the other major British banks or simply an outlier remains unclear.
George Osborne, banks and the turning tide of regulation in the UK
Adam Barber - 03 March 2016The mood music being played to the City by the majority Conservative government has been quietly but deliberately changed since May 2015
Closing the gender pay gap
Adam Barber - 26 June 2014The inclusion of more women in the labour market is insufficient by itself to guarantee women’s empowerment
Small island economies, offshore finance and development
Adam Barber - 21 January 2014Playing host to Offshore Financial Centres may ultimately prove to be damaging to the economic prospects of small island economies