Paul Lewis Writing Archive

Speeches

From time to time my thoughts are given live to an audience

These texts of speeches normally exclude any topical jokes. Phew!

22 November 2012 A talk about Advice, Mis-advice, and Advisors to the AGM of the Thames Valley branch of Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
10 May 2012 Spoke about the State of the Nation for customers at the Building Societies Association annual meeting at Manchester Central

14 September 2011 Chaired a meeting of the Chartered Insurance Institute and spoke on paying for long term care.
23 June 2011 I gave the Keynote Speech to the Welsh Local Government Association annual conference in Swansea
21 June 2011 I gave a Talk on Financial Advice to the Skeptics in the Pub in Leicester.
13 June 2011 I made the Keynote Speech to a meeting of Volunteer Visitors of the Royal Society of Chemistry Benevolent Fund.
8 June 2011 I was the Guest Speaker at the Investment Forum in Harrogate organised by Cofunds, talking about financial advice.
19 May 2011 I spoke to about 100 PR folk at a Meet the Media event organised by Lansons PR company at its offices in Smithfield, London.
12 May 2011 I gave the Keynote Speech at 150 pension trustees at the Trustee Forum in London's Church House organised by Engaged Investor
14 April 2011 I spoke to about 100 PR people and journalists at a networking event organised by the London Press Club.
15 March 2011 I gave the Key Address to the Association of Colleges Pensions Conference at the CBI offices in London
15 February 2011 I joined the panel and spoke Paying for Care is Easy at a Policy Summit on Long Term Care organised by the think tank Reform. The whole conference here.

8 December 2010 City UK I spoke to young people in the financial services industry at the City UK Next generation project in London
26 October 2010 I gave the keynote address to pension trustees at the Engaged Investor Trustee Forum in Manchester
6 July 2010 Agenda for Action - concluding talk to the Summer Seminar of the Financial Services Research Forum on Responsible lending and borrowing, Central Hall, Westminster
22 June 2010 Keynote speech to the AGM of the Chartered Institute of Housing Annual Conference in Harrogate
26 April 2010 Google personal finance seminar III for more than 100 employees of Google in London
20 April 2010 Economy and cuts Keynote address to the Chartered Institute of Housing, Cymru Annual Conference, Cardiff City Hall
12 April 2010 Google personal finance seminar II for more than 100 employees of Google in London
29 March 2010 Google personal finance seminar I for more than 100 employees of Google in London
19 March 2010 Is financial literacy enough? Addressed a meeting of the Personal Finance Education Group - Pfeg in Partnership North West
23 February 2010 Misleading numbers, misleading words Keynote address to the AGM of the Association of Charity Officers

10 December 2009 Transforming Financial Services Keynote address at the Consumer Congress, Church House, London.
12 November 2009 Financial Services People Need Keynote address at the West Midlands launch of the National Skills Academy Financial Services, Millennium Point, Birmingham.
30 September 2009 Restoring Faith in Pensions. A Standard Life Thought Leadership seminar for employee benefit specialists, Royal Exchange, City of London.
8 and 10 September 2009 Eight seminars on managing your domestic budget using Money Magic. Argos Distribution Conference, Heritage Motor Centre, Warwickshire.
7 April 2009 Keynote speech on Top Ten worries for low income households and Question Time chairing at the Association of Charity Officers annual meeting at the Cass Business School in London
19 March 2009 Important numbers Keynote speech to the Fixings Forum organised by ThomsonReuters at Canary Wharf

25 November 2008 Twenty years of talking debt - who has been listening? Keynote speech at the Money Advice Liaison Group in Savoy Hill House, London.
20 November 2008 The Future of the Banking Code Talk at the Annual Roadshow of the Banking Code Standards Board in the City of London Club
16 October 2008 Beat the Banks Annual Lecture for the Building Societies Association on how mutuals should seize the day
10 July 2008 Credit crunched History, causes, and future of credit crunch.
25 June 2008 Making finance personal What the community finance sector must do to update the concept of financial inclusion.
8 May 2008 5 grams of PVC a look at the uses for prepaid cards and the true cost to customers.
26, 27, 28 February 2008 Quant challenges introduction to Invesco and Professional Pensions seminars on quantitative investment in Edinburgh, Leeds, and London
28 January 2008 Dog Stars talk launching Bestinvest's annual Spot the Dog report into the worst investment funds.

6 December 2007 Pensions and cash Introduction to the Saver Summit held annually by the Association of British Insurers
5 November 2007 Financial Advice or Commission Driven Sales? Speech at the annual dinner of the Financial Services Research Forum
18 October 2007 Banks, debt, and low incomes Speech on the presentation of the Annual Report of the Social Fund Commissioner
24 May 2007 Pensions - key challenges Opening speech to the National Association of Pension Funds Annual Conference in Manchester.
23 May 2007 Too much finance and not enough service. Opening address to the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Bournemouth.
14 May 2007 Do banks treat customers fairly? Talk to the Financial Services Club meeting at Lloyd's of London with representatives of banks and other financial services companies.
27 February 2007 How to treat customers better Talk to the FSA Retail Firms Division Conference of senior people from medium sized financial companies.

28 November 2006 Financial Capability, FSA powers, and Commission Talk to the Financial Services Consumer Panel 'Making Better Financial Decisions' meeting with voluntary sector and consumer representatives.
23 November 2006 Pension crisis, longevity and persistency Introduction to the Saver Summit held annually by the Association of British Insurers
16 November 2006 The Pension Risk Presentation to Atradius meeting of risk managers.
7 November 2006 What does the customer think of you? Speech to the Moneyfacts Conference 2006
25 July 2006 Sins of Commission After Dinner speech to the FSA Summer School, St John's College, Cambridge
31 March 2006 Mortgage Madness Speech at the Council of Mortgage Lenders Annual Lunch.
28 February 2006 What are you selling? Why are you selling it? Who is selling it to me? Speech at 'A Meeting of Minds' organised by OwenJames Events.

23 November 2005 Do we have the financial services industry we deserve? The Annual Lecture to the Pre-Retirement Association now called the Life Academy.
20 September 2005 Not fair, and misleading - how credit is badly sold. The SHARE Conference organised by Callcredit
24 February 2005 How well do IFAs serve the public? - not very. The Retail Intermediaries Conference organised by the FSA.