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Professor Michael Mainelli Gresham Fellow. What Makes A Successful Global Financial Centre?. Outline. Financial centres Researching financial centres Evolution of financial centres Financial centre futures Whither or wither?. “Get a detailed grip on the big picture.” Chao Kli Ning.
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Professor Michael MainelliGresham Fellow What Makes A Successful Global Financial Centre?
Outline • Financial centres • Researching financial centres • Evolution of financial centres • Financial centre futures • Whither or wither? “Get a detailed grip on the big picture.”Chao Kli Ning [Source: http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-08/14/content_8571581.htm]
Ozymandias Is Eternal [1375 Catalan Atlas of the known world (mapamundi), drawn by Abraham Cresques of Mallorca]
On The Road To Nowhere? [Source: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/8813]
Why Study Financial Centres? • Financial centres add value by directing investment toward innovation and growth • Vibrant, competitive financial centres give cities economic advantages in information, knowledge and access to capital • Being part of the global financial network ensures that cities gain from global trade and growth • Policy decisions can create successful financial centres
Hop To It! [68 Lombard Street - site of Sir Thomas Gresham’s goldsmith business, then Martins Bank, later absorbed into Barclays,]
People Who Need People Are The Luckiest People In The World [Source: Gensler – Dubai International Financial Centre]
City Or State? Vatican City
Networks Affect [Source: http://changemod.com/755/2007/12/30/topic-extraction-in-wikipedia/]
Research, Research, Research Key areas of competitiveness: People Business Environment Market Access Infrastructure General Competitiveness
The GFCI Process 64 Instrumental Factors 36,497 assessments from 1,805 respondents
Competitive Areas People: Intellectual Capital, PwC International Crime Victims Survey, UN Human Development Index, UNDP Quality of Living Survey, Mercer HR Lifestyle Assets, PwC World’s Top Tourist Destinations, World Economic Forum Market Access: Capital Access Index, Milken Institute Securitisation Levels, IFSL Capitalisation of Stock Exchanges, WFSE Global Credit Rankings, Institutional Investor External Position of Central Banks, BIS Infrastructure: Office Space Across The World, Cushman & Wakefield, Healey & Baker Real Estate Transparency Index, Jones Lang LaSalle E-Readiness Ranking, EIU City Infrastructure, Mercer HR Quality of Ground Transport, WEF Business Environment: Administrative and Economic Regulation, OECD Index of Economic Freedom, Heritage Foundation Total Tax Receipts (As a Percentage of GDP), OECD Ease of Doing Business Index, World Bank Opacity Index, Milken Institute Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International Political Risk Index, Exclusive Analysis General Competitiveness: City Brands Index, Anholt Global Competitiveness Index, WEF Global Intellectual Property Index, Taylor Wessing Population Density, City Mayors Statistics
Win-Win Financial Centres? Open Resilient Robust Competition Economies of Scale Transitional Protected High Low Information Diversity Disinformation
Asian Age? [Source: Gensler – Shanghai World Financial Centre]
Find, Explore The Funds Offshore… [Source: Gensler – Dubai International Financial Centre]
London As A Global Financial Centre [Source: Gensler – London Stock Exchange]
Discussion “Get a big picture grip on the details.”Chao Kli Ning