The Global Financial Centres Index 9

GFCI 9 was published in March 2011 as part of the Financial Centre Futures publications (press release).

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 only 25 centres rated higher. When questioned about which financial centres are likely to become more significant in the next few years, the top five centres mentioned were all Asian – Shanghai, Singapore, Seoul, Hong Kong and Beijing.

Related Events

• "Financial Centres and Transactions Across Generations", SWIFT & Long Finance Conference, London, 19 May 2011

Related Publications

The Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) was first produced by the Z/Yen Group in March 2007 following another research project into city competitiveness undertook in 2005. The aim of the GFCI is to examine the major financial centres globally in terms of competitiveness. The GFCI has been published every six months (although the index is actually produced every three months). Find out more about previous editions of the GFCI in the Financial Centre Futures Publications section.

In the Media

The GFCI is regularly mentioned in the media globally. For more information, see our media coverage section.