The London School of Economics and Political Science

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Amil Dasgupta

Professor of Finance and Director of the Financial Markets Group

Ann Law

Centre Manager of the Financial Markets Group and Systemic Risk Centre

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a specialist social science university, ranking first in London and sixth in the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Social Sciences and Management.

They are a global community of people and ideas in the heart of central London. The league tables agree, and also ranking LSE the top university in London are The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024, Guardian Best UK Universities Guide 2024 and, for the 13th year running, the Complete University Guide 2025.

LSE's motto "rerum cognoscere causas" means "to know the causes of things". It was chosen to support the School's founding purpose, "for the betterment of society".

Their ambition today is to be the leading social science university with the greatest global impact. Led by their President and Vice Chancellor, their strategy LSE 2030 lays out the guiding principles that will help us achieve our goals and shape the world’s future.

The Financial Markets Group (FMG)

The Financial Markets Group (FMG) is a leading centre for research into financial markets. Research at the FMG examines how stable and efficient the financial system is, how it supports the real economy, and what policy measures can generate improvements in these dimensions.

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LSE Law School

LSE Law School is one of the world's top law schools with an international reputation for the quality of its teaching and legal research.

Their community is one of the largest at LSE, and has played a major role in policy debates, policy-making and the education of lawyers and law teachers globally.

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