The City of London's research
programme
Because the financial and business services sector covers a
complex and rapidly evolving field, the maintenance of London's
position as the world's leading centre depends on an ongoing
understanding of the forces that have an impact on the industry.
The aim of City of London's research programme is to provide
accurate, timely and well-focused analysis to policy-makers both
inside and outside the City of London to help them understand the
performance trends and needs of the London economy, and in
particular the financial and business services clusters based in
and around the City.
The research programme has three specific objectives:
- To highlight the opportunities for and threats to the City's
competitive advantages as the centre of choice for international
financial and related business services activity.
- To assist the City of London in ensuring the provision of an
adequate physical infrastructure to meet the City's needs.
- To inform policy-making in both the public and private sectors
on the opportunities and threats to the London economy, taking
advantage of the City of London Corporation's unique position and
perspective at the physical, historic and economic heart of Greater
London.
The City of London's research team undertakes a limited amount
of investigative and analytical work with its own resources. Most
major projects, however, are commissioned from external
consultants. While the larger part of this work develops from the
team's own research agenda as summarised above, the City of London
is always interested in hearing from researchers who feel they can
make a contribution to the research programme or from other
agencies seeking support for research falling within its broad
remit, or wishing to suggest specific topics for work by the City
of London.
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Agents’ Quarterly Office Demand Survey and the London Economic
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