Video: Great Minds series - LSBF interviews Wayne Bowers, CEO of Northern Trust

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CEO of Northern Trust, Wayne Bowers, has spoken of his belief that the increase in regulations in financial services are fully justified.

In an interview with LSBF, Mr Bowers admitted that getting to grips with regulatory environments can be a challenge for companies and those looking to launch a career in the industry.

Mr Bowers said: “In terms of the market experience, most of what organisations [have] experienced in the last ten years in particular, you can definitely see the need and requirement for regulation.”

“I think the challenge the industry has - and people looking to go into the industry have - is to understand the types of regulatory environments that exist, both from a country and a market perspective.”

LSBF Great Minds series

As well as offering programmes dedicated to fostering leadership skills, LSBF also endeavours to provide students with insight and inspiration through a number of innovative resources. One of these initiatives is the LSBF Great Minds Series: a collection of video interviews with leading business and political leaders promoting debate on education, employability, entrepreneurship and the economy.

The video series started in 2011 with a conversation with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, followed by an interview with former Education Secretary Lord Kenneth Baker. In 2012, entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, founder and chairman of the Virgin Group said that universities worldwide should become hubs to boost entrepreneurship and inspire self-starters to develop their own businesses. In 2014, LSBF spoke to Will Butler-Adams from Brompton Bicycle, Guy Hayward-Cole from Nomura Bank International, with former British Prime Minister Sir John Major, entrepreneur and investor Deborah Meaden, Google UK sales director Kevin Mathers and BBC Worldwide CEO Tim Davie.

In 2015, LSBF hosted interviews with Andrew Miller, CEO of Guardian Media Group; Jill McDonald, CEO of McDonald's UK; Kevin Costello, CEO of Haymarket Group; Amy McPherson, CEO of Marriott Hotels Europe; veteran BAFTA-winning broadcaster Jon Snow; live chats with Kevin Ellis, Managing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers; Guy Hands, Founder of Terra Firma and many others.