Posted: 25 Apr 2022 Resource Type: Research Report Download Back Research led by the City of London Corporation shows that London continues to hold the top spot in attracting foreign investment in financial and professional services, attracting £600m in 2021 across 114 projects – well clear of Dubai (104 projects), Singapore (103), New York (54) and Paris (51) £1.1bn investment attractedto UK FPS in 2021 Overall the UK attracted £1.1bn worth of investment in 2021, the largest number of financial and professional services (FPS), foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Europe (186), and second in the world only to the US (234). Fintech firms have become the largest source of financial service FDI projects in the UK, accounting for a third of all projects, demonstrating the UK’s appeal as a world leading financial service innovation hub. Share: Share to LinkedIn LinkedIn Share to Twitter Twitter Share to Facebook Facebook Share to WeChat WeChat Share to WhatsApp WhatsApp Share to Email Email Download Related content Download Global access to the UK's professional services May 2022 - With an outstanding international reputation, the UK excels in providing key professional services to firms and individuals at home and overseas. This factsheet focuses on legal services, accountancy, management consultancy Global access to the UK's professional services Thought Piece A view from The City of London in Brussels’ May 2022 - 'A view from The City of London in Brussels' provides regular insight into how the UK-EU relationship is evolving in professional and financial services. It will look at how both EU and UK policy is changing and affecting the relationship. A view from The City of London in Brussels’ Thought Piece Putting the C for Capital at the heart of the Capital Markets Union May 2022 - In his latest article from Brussels, Nick Collier discusses the need for capital markets in the EU and how the Capital Markets Union project is progressing. Putting the C for Capital at the heart of the Capital Markets Union Research Report Reports and publications 2019-2022 Apr 2022 - The City of London Corporation has an extensive topic range of promotional and research publications and reports to support UK competitiveness in financial and professional services. Reports and publications 2019-2022