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Liverpool City Region offers companies all the business-critical ingredients for profitable back and middle-office functions. Whether it’s an outsourcing operation, customer services or shared services centre, you’ll find everything you need here.
Liverpool City region is one of the UK’s leading financial centres hosting key facilities for Santander, Barclaycard, Handelsbanken, RSA and Bibby Financial Services. Wealth management is a particular strength and Liverpool is ranked as the top location outside of London, with global firms such as Pershing (subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation) and Investec Wealth and Investment, as well as Rathbones Investment Management who employ more than 700 people in the city.
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Largest wealth management centre outside of London -
2.6 million workforce within a 45-minute drive -
Operating costs a fraction of other financial centres -
Second largest LCR employer generating over a quarter of total economic output
With more than 650 law firms employing 10,000 staff across the city region, the legal sector is well-established and thriving. Major firms such as Hill Dickinson, DWF, Brabners, Weightmans, DLA, Morecrofts and Riverview Law are represented, with many having their headquarters here.
A major centre for eCommerce, Liverpool City Region offers companies all the business-critical ingredients to create a profitable online retail operation. We’re enthusiastic early-adopters of new business models with major players like QVC and Shop Direct based here.
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Highly competitive operating costs -
Global financial centre -
Equipped to excel at customer service
Get in touch
- +44(0)151 227 2727
- Claire.Delahunty@growthplatform.org
Latest Financial, Professional & Business Services news
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Cowgills opens new Liverpool business recovery office
Accountancy firm Cowgills has opened a new office in Liverpool to house its business recovery team.
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Liverpool City Region’s Hill Dickinson reports deals record of £2.6bn
Liverpool law firm Hill Dickinson’s corporate team completed a record £2.6bn worth of deals in 2020 – £1bn more than in 2019.
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“There’s nowhere else in the UK and very few places in the world that are better placed than Liverpool to lead on building global pandemic resilience…”
Follow-up feature to Liverpool’s London Real Estate Forum 2021 event. Liverpool post-pandemic – Empowering northern cities by building future resilience and playing to our strengths.
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Accountants BDO taking on 45 new trainees
Accountancy firm BDO is taking on 45 new trainees in its Liverpool and Manchester offices in 2021.
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Knowledge Quarter Liverpool launches soft landing programme to encourage inward investment
A new soft-landing programme, known as KQ Base, has been launched today with the aim of de-risking inward investment for those companies looking to expand their business presence to the UK market for the first time.
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Delivery giant Yodel to create 3,000 new Liverpool City Region jobs
Liverpool City Region-headquartered delivery giant Yodel has announced plans to create almost 3,000 new jobs ahead of Christmas.
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Liverpool City Region’s latest wealth manager opens its doors
Liverpool’s newest wealth management operation has opened its doors to clients after its initial launch was delayed by the COVID-19 lockdown.