The City UK website is a repository of useful market information on different aspects of the City. They produce an annual online guide to the sources of statistics on the financial and professional services industries. It lists the information, the publication you would find it in, the company it comes from and a website link, where applicable. Topics include: banking, insurance, fund management, securities markets, derivatives, commodities trading, carbon markets & emissions trading, Islamic finance, legal services, accounting services, maritime services, education and training.

e.g. number of banks, branches, staff assets, loans and deposits of European banks; Household insurance expenditure; Number and assets under management of hedge funds; UK derivatives exchanges, volume of contracts; largest commodities derivatives exchanges;

The latest, and previous, are available here:

http://www.thecityuk.com/research/our-work/reports-list/guide-to-sources-of-statistics-on-financial-and-professional-services-2011/

Thanks to LIM article "Books you cannot afford to live without", LIM, 2011, 11(3), 210-212 for pointing this useful resource out!

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