London. IFSL also worked closely with Government departments, including UK Trade & Investment, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, HM Treasury, and the Office for National Statistics. Aims IFSL promoted the international activities of UK-based financial institutions, through business events in the UK and worldwide. Through its Liberalisation of Trade In Services (LOTIS) Committee, IFSL brought together government and the industry in working for the removal of barriers to trade in financial services. It also promoted public-private partnerships (PPPs), which involve large quantities of private finance. Structure Its last chairman was Lord Levene of Portsoken, and its last president was the Duke of Kent. Notes References Beder, Sharon. (2006). Suiting Themselves :How Corporations Drive the Global Agenda. London: Earthscan. ; Held, David and Anthony G McGrew. (2002). Governing Globalization: Power, Authority, and Global Governance. Malden, Massachusetts: Polity Press. ; ; External links IFSL Home Page The WTO’s Hidden Agenda, November 9, 2001 The City UK - Financial Services Trade associations based in the United Kingdom Organisations based in the City of London Financial services companies of the United Kingdom Organizations established in 1968 Non-profit organisations based in the United Kingdom Business and finance professional associations