Columnists making new year predictions in 2015 could at least be pretty sure of one thing: the key political event would be the general election in May. For 2016, the crystal ball is murkier.
The 'in' dividend
David Cameron is working hard to engineer a June date for the referendum on UK membership of the EU (probably the single most important issue for the City) despite concerns that the electorate may feel this is rushing things a bit.