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The eighth edition of the Smart Centres Index was published on 23 November 2023. SCI 8 rates the innovation and technology offerings of leading commercial centres, tracking their ability to create, d…
The 12th edition of the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI 12) was published on 26 October 2023. GGFI 12 evaluates green finance offerings from 94 major financial centres around the world. The GGFI ser…
Focus On Dubai 2023 provides an update on developments in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). DIFC is a member of Z/Yen’s Vantage Financial Centres network. The aim of this update is to …
The thirty-fouth edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 34) was published on 28 September 2023. GFCI 34 provides evaluations of future competitiveness and rankings for 121 financial cent…
The Global Financial Centres Index is produced in partnership with the China Development Institute. We are very grateful to our colleagues at the Institute for their support and their assistance in t…
In March 2023, the UK government’s Department for Science, Technology & Innovation published a white paper entitled A Pro-innovation Approach to AI Regulation. The white paper sets out the govern…
This paper, published 30 May 2023, discusses the progress made towards T+1 and instantaneous settlement in financial markets, and industry preparedness for such a change. We cover the various equity …
The seventh edition of the Smart Centres Index was published on 25 May 2023. SCI 7 rates the innovation and technology offerings of leading commercial centres, tracking their ability to create, devel…
In this brief technical report the authors examine discrepancies between reported funding ratios of Defined Benefit pension funds and the widely broadcast narrative of highly significant improvements…
The 11th edition of the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI 11) was published on 20 April 2023. GGFI 11 evaluates green finance offerings from 86 major financial centres around the world. The GGFI serve…