London, New York, Singapore and Hong Kong remain the four leading global financial centres. On a scale of 1,000 points, a lead of fewer than 20 points indicates relative parity. London remains just ahead of New York, climbing four points in the ratings to lead New York by eight points. New York...

New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore remain the four leading global financial centres. New York remains the top centre but by only one point on a scale of 1,000. Tokyo, in fifth place, is 32 points behind the leaders. GFCI 17 provides profiles, rating and rankings for 82 financial centres,...

GFCI 13 provides profiles, rating and rankings for 79 financial centres, drawing on two separate sources of data - instrumental factors (external indices) and responses to an online survey. 96 factors have been used in GFCI 13, of which 40 have been updated since GFCI 12 and 13 are new. London,...

GFCI 12 covers 77 financial centres and considers 86 instrumental factors, of which 37 have been updated since GFCI 11 and 13 are new to the GFCI. GFCI respondents believe that the Asian centres will continue to become more significant in the medium to long term. Some respondents question...

GFCI 11 now covers 77 financial centres, with Malta and Johannesburg being new to the index. The past trend of large rises in the ratings of Asia/Pacific centres has paused in GFCI 11 with Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei and Shenzhen all declining. We believe, however,...

GFCI 16 provides profiles, rating and rankings for 83 financial centres, drawing on two separate sources of data - instrumental factors (external indices) and responses to an online survey. 105 factors have been used in GFCI 16, of which 42 have been updated since GFCI 15 and 4 are new. New...

GFCI 10 covers 75 financial centres and uses 79 factors, of which 34 have been updated and four are new since GFCI 9. There is no significant difference between London, New York and Hong Kong in the ratings and many respondents from our questionnaire continue to believe that these centres work...

GFCI 15 provides profiles, rating and rankings for 83 financial centres, drawing on two separate sources of data - instrumental factors (external indices) and responses to an online survey. 103 factors have been used in GFCI 15, of which 52 have been updated since GFCI 14 and 1 is new. GFCI 15...

GFCI 9 covers 75 financial centres and uses 76 instrumental factors, of which 37 have been updated since GFCI 8. GFCI 9 reveals that confidence amongst financial services professionals has fallen since GFCI 8, as shown by lower overall ratings – 47 centres have lower ratings in GFCI 9 with...

GFCI 14 provides profiles, rating and rankings for 80 financial centres, drawing on two separate sources of data - instrumental factors (external indices) and responses to an online survey. 102 factors have been used in GFCI 14, of which 37 have been updated since GFCI 13 and 6 are new. London,...