Bristol City Council - Invest in Bristol - Business Sectors
Click on the sectors below for further information about each one:
- Financial services, insurance
Financial services, insurance
Key Reasons:
With 26,000 employees Bristol is one of the UK`s leading financial services centres, in particular for retail banking, insurance, share dealing, stock broking and ethical finance. A number of prominent international accountancy practises have a major presence in Bristol.
Bristol offers:
A Skilled Workforce
Bristol has a highly skilled workforce. Almost 500 accounting and finance students graduate annually from the local universities with many choosing to stay in Bristol. The city`s rich cultural heritage and attractions make it very easy for businesses to recruit world-class talent.
High Quality Office Accommodation
A large number of new and proposed office schemes in Central Bristol offer high-grade space. There is also a large amount of secondary office space on the market, providing an opportunity to negotiate favourable rental terms.
Excellent Transport Connections
Bristol enjoys excellent rail and road links to London, Birmingham and other parts of the country. London can be reached by rail in 80 minutes from Bristol Parkway and 1 hour 40 minutes from Bristol Temple Meads.
Specialist support services
A wide range of companies provide business support services to the financial services sector including international and national accountancy and legal practises, ICT service providers and other services.
Sub-Sectors:
Banking, Insurance, Financial Services, Professional ServicesSkills:
Skill Area: Audit executiveSkill Salary: Up to £65,000
Skill Area: Financial planner
Skill Salary: Up to £30,000
Skill Area: Financial advisor
Skill Salary: Up to £65,000
Sector Companies:
Allianz / Cornhill Direct, Aviva, AXA Sun Life, Bank of Ireland, Beachcroft, Bevan Brittan, BDO Stoy Hayward, Burges Salmon, Canada Life, Computershare Investment Services, DAS Legal Expenses, Deloitte, Hargreaves Lansdown, HSBC Life, KPMG, Lloyds BankingGroup (Retail Banking Division,) Osborne Clark, Royal Bank of Scotland / Direct Line, Triodos BankMain Business Functions
- Research & development
- Business services/ offices
- Advanced manufacturing
