Financial services in the United Kingdom contributed a gross value of £86 billion to the
UK economy in 2004.
It creates significant benefits for the UK, European and global economies.
The industry employed around 1.2 million people in the third quarter of 2012 (around 4% of the British workforce). The estimated amount of total taxes paid by the Financial Services Sector in the year to 31 March 2012 is £63bn, 11.6% of the total
UK government tax receipts.
See also
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Banking in the United Kingdom
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Economy of London § Financial services
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Economy of the United Kingdom § Financial and business services
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Financial centre
A financial centre ( BE), financial center ( AE), or financial hub, is a location with a concentration of participants in banking, asset management, insurance or financial markets with venues and supporting services for these activities to ta ...
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Financial services § Financial exports
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Global financial system
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Insurance in the United Kingdom
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List of banks in the United Kingdom
Central bank
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom.
The Big Four
British banking has been highly consolidated since the early 20th century. Unlike some other major economies, the UK does not have a major stratum of ind ...
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List of institutional investors in the United Kingdom
This is a list of institutional investors in the United Kingdom. Institutional investors manage other people's money by buying shares in companies, corporate bonds, gilts (i.e. government debt), commodities, foreign currencies, or combinations of ...
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UK company law
References
{{Economy of the United Kingdom