Mutuo has will be holding fringe meetings at each of the three main Party Conferences this September/October.
The fringe meetings will discuss the possibility of amending the capital regime in mutuals to permit the injection of external capital, whilst safeguarding both the core purpose and mutual integrity of the business. We can point to existing examples of where this has been achieved in other countries such as Canada and The Netherlands.
The suggested title for the fringe meetings is “Unlocking Mutuals – new capital investment for growth” and below are the details:
Liberal Democrats – Glasgow
Sunday 15th September, 18.15- 19.30, Crowne Plaza – Barra
Speakers:
Lord Newby OBE – Liberal Democrats Treasury Spokesperson
Baroness Maddock (Chair)
John Gilbert – Hogan Lovells LLP
Gareth Swarbrick – Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
Labour – Brighton
Monday 23rd September, 12.30-14.00, Victoria Terrace, Grand Hotel
Speakers:
Chris Leslie MP, Shadow Financial Secretary
Andy Love MP (Chair)
Martin Shaw, Association of Financial Mutuals
Gareth Swarbrick – Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
Conservatives – Manchester
Monday 30th September, 17.30-19.00, ICC, Exchange 2&3
Speakers:
Richard Balfe – Conservative envoy to the Co-operative and Trades Union Movement
Jackie Doyle-Price, Member of Parliament for Thurrock (Chair)
Martin Shaw, Association of Financial Mutuals
Gareth Swarbrick – Rochdale Boroughwide Housing