Index – What Index?

Sunday, 30 September 2007
By Now&ZYen

Or should that be which index? Following the success of the Global Financial Centres Index 1 (GFCI) launched in March at Cannes, we now have GFCI 2. London extended its lead to 19 points over New York with Hong Kong, Singapore and Zurich following. The GFCI has generated press in August journals from the Economist, to The Times of Malta and the Caymanian Compass. Financial centres from Bahrain to the Bahamas, and Tokyo to Tallinn want to know how to enhance their competitiveness as financial centres. Not content with an index of financial centres, Z/Yen is now working on an intellectual property index for a leading law firm and other indices, such as ‘Arts and Culture’ and insurance, are being considered. Now & Z/Yen readers are asked to participate in GFCI 3.