Date Created: 24 November 2011
Glasgow has achieved an outstanding performance in the latest global ranking of major financial centres.
The city leapt thirteen places up the Global Financial Centres Index, which measures 75 financial centres across the world, to join Edinburgh in the European top ten.
Glasgow rocketed from its previous ranking of 46th to 33rd in the world ranking. In Europe, the city entered the top ten for the first time, ahead of cities such as Amsterdam, Oslo, Vienna, Brussels, Madrid and Milan.
Edinburgh currently occupies the number nine spot in the European table.
Despite the current economic climate, Glasgow's International Financial Services District has maintained its investment momentum over the past 12 months with a series of new job announcements from companies such as Barclays, Santander, esure, Morgan Stanley, NFU Mutual, Tesco Bank, HSBC and Scottish Friendly.
View the Global Financial Centre Index report at the Financial Centre Futures website