
James Barty
Senior Consultant to Policy Exchange, Financial Policy, 2011-2013
In November of 2011 James Barty became the Senior Consultant to Policy Exchange on Financial Policy after almost 25 years in the City. He worked at NatWest, Deutsche Bank and then a hedge fund, Arrowgrass Capital Partners, in that time. He started as a corporate banker before switching to economics in 1990 when joining Morgan Grenfell (subsequently integrated into Deutsche Bank in 1994). He was Chief UK Economist, Co-Head of European Economics and then co-head of Global Economics before switching to equity strategy in 2001. He headed DB’s European Equity Strategy group before going to run Global Equity Strategy and Asset Allocation. In 2006 he moved to the hedge fund business initially inside DB and then as an independent fund from 2008 onwards, where he was a partner responsible for macro strategy and as well as working on the risk and hedging for the fund. Arrowgrass Capital Partners was a multi strategy fund, dealing with bonds, equities, derivatives, distressed debt and M&A. At Policy Exchange he has published work on executive pay, Bank of England reform, capital requirements and privatising RBS and Lloyds. He has been actively involved in researching SME finance and has recently hosted a panel event and roundtable on the issue in conjunction with Santander.

Related Posts & Publications


Ringfencing UK Banks: More of a problem than a solution
by James Barty | Dec 16, 2013
Read Publication Enforcing a rigid ringfence around UK banking activities risks creating a swathe of unintended consequences including further closures of high street branches and even the end of ‘free’ banking. This report argues that if the ringfenced banks are...
Financing Small and Growing Firms post
by James Barty | Oct 14, 2013
Read Publication Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are a vital part of the UK’s economy. In March and June 2013 Policy Exchange held two events to discuss access to finance for SMEs. This document summarises the points made at the events. The picture painted was of...
Privatising the Banks: Creating a new generation of shareholders
by James Barty | Jun 10, 2013
Read Publication Up to 48 million British taxpayers would have the opportunity to receive a no risk stake in RBS and Lloyds, under a new plan that would lead to the largest privatisation ever seen in the UK. Under the plan devised by think tank, Policy Exchange, up to...
Capital Requirements: Gold plate or lead weight?
by James Barty | Mar 15, 2013
Read Publication Bank lending to private companies in the UK has fallen in every single year since the financial crisis, dropping a staggering £57 billion since 2008. That decline continued last year despite the introduction of the Funding for Lending Scheme. Capital...Support Us
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