But what, in an alternate history, would have happened if the British had prevailed on this issue? Would you perhaps be attending the “Hamburg Finance Summit” tomorrow – indeed, what would Frankfurt look like today if all the skyscrapers had not been built? That’s something we’ll never know. Ladies and gentlemen, fear not.
In the following, I will neither delve into historical anecdotes, nor will I present you with any further hypothetical questions. Rather, I would like to talk about the current challenges facing the financial sector. The financial industry is indeed “on the move”, as the title of this conference suggests.