London is one of the world’s largest financial centres and the single most internationally-focused financial marketplace bar none.

　　. London leads the world in a range of financial services, including: foreign exchange trading ，international equities trading ，fund management ， derivatives trading ， Euro money derivatives trading ，international insurance and bonds trading .

　　. A new index of indices (Global Financial Centres Index) suggests that London leads New York in several areas of competitiveness: people, business environment, market access, and infrastructure.

　　  Innovation

　　. London’s financial services continue to be some of the world’s most innovative especially in: hedge funds,property investment funds, derivatives,carbon trading and Islamic financial products.

　　. The UK pension industry, centred on London, is one of the largest in the world. Assets under management of UK pension funds are worth $1,607 billion.

　　. London's reputation and status as an international centre for wealth management has grown over the past 20 to 30 years.