Former Saxo UK CEO Charles White-Thomson, has joined the Adam Smith Institute (ASI), one of the world’s leading domestic economic policy think tanks, as a Senior Fellow.
Charles brings thirty years of financial experience to the ASI. He has worked in a number of senior roles in some of the most volatile and regulated markets in the world. Most recently, he was the CEO and SMF1 of Saxo UK, a multi-asset online trading company, where he was well known for his bold views on UK monetary policy and the economy. His previous experience includes 4 years in Moscow which included the Global Financial Crisis, where he was responsible for Credit Suisse’s equity business in Russia.
The Adam Smith Institute is an independent, non-partisan think-tank, ranked as the top independent think-tank in the world by the University of Pennsylvania. It works to promote free market economics through research, publishing, media outreach and education, and prides itself on putting forward bold and radical policy ideas to deliver real change.
The Institute is famous for its pioneering work over the last decades on privatisation, deregulation, monetary reform (including floating exchange rates and Bank of England independence), its advocacy of internal markets in healthcare and education, and tax reform, including substantial cuts to rates of income tax. It continues to influence public policy today, including the government’s recent adoption of ‘full expensing’ on capital investment.
Commenting on his appointment, Charles White-Thomson, Senior Fellow at the Adam Smith Institute, said:
‘I have long been an admirer of the Adam Smith Institute, with their rich history, clarity of thought, incisive opinions and courage to back their convictions. The United Kingdom has a broad range of opportunities and challenges. More than ever, now is the time for organisations such as the Adam Smith Institute to make their collective voice heard, to drive and encourage debate around the key topics, that will allow the UK to deliver on their full potential and the upside this will bring for the generations of today and those to follow. I look forward to supporting James and the broader team to deliver on this shared ambition.’
James Lawson, Chairman of the Adam Smith Institute, said:
“We’re delighted to welcome Charles onboard as a Senior Fellow. His deep experience in financial markets will prove invaluable as the UK seeks to grapple with the profound economic challenges it faces: the highest tax burden in decades, rising government debt, stagnating productivity, and over a decade without meaningful economic growth.”
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The ASI’s previous work on banking and financial markets has included- but is not limited to- the inadequacy of the UK’s banking system’s stress tests, modern monetary theory, demonisation, and free banking.
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The Adam Smith Institute is one of the world’s leading think tanks. It is ranked first in the world among independent think tanks and as the best domestic and international economic policy think tank in the UK by the University of Pennsylvania. Independent, non-profit and non-partisan, the Institute is at the forefront of making the case for free markets and a free society, through education, research, publishing, and media outreach.