Financial Centres in Europe
Financial centres are constantly evolving to accommodate an increasingly integrated
global economy and an equally challenging environment post financial crisis. They are home
to a range of financial services and serve as intermediaries between mostly non-resident
clients and international and local financial institutions, large or small. Financial
centres have grown over recent decades as a direct result of the increasing importance of
financial markets across the globe. Using analysis from a representative sample of
financial centres in Europe and elsewhere, face-to-face surveys pre and post crisis and
systematic comparisons, Financial Centres in Europe provides a
comprehensive assessment of the extent to which increased international cooperation in
regulation and taxation could allow financial centres to better respond to risks and
opportunities facing them in the future. At the same time, it identifies challenges of a
geopolitical and macroeconomic nature facing financial centres in the coming years.
1. Introduction
2. Evolving Nature and Scope of Activities
3. Compelling International Initiatives
4. Risks and Opportunities
5. Conclusions and Way Forward
6. Appendix I: Survey of Selected Financial Centres
7. Data Annex
200 pages, Hardcover