International Financial Centres Development Index
In 2011, the Xinhua News Agency of China, partnering with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Dow Jones & Company of the United States, released the Xinhua-Dow Jones International Financial Centers Development Index. In 2012, the index was updated. According to this index, the top ten financial centers in the world are:
| Rank | Centre | Rating |
| 1 | New York City | 87.27 |
| 2 | London | 85.62 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 72.93 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 72.18 |
| 5 | Singapore | 64.11 |
| 6 | Shanghai | 63.80 |
| 7 | Frankfurt | 62.61 |
| 8 | Paris | 60.65 |
| 9 | Zurich | 55.32 |
| 10 | Chicago | 51.30 |
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