This statistic shows the projection of direct staff (full-time equivalent) in the private banking and wealth management sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by region. The projection is based on data collected for the first, second and third quarter of 2016. Wealth management is a broad category of financial services, which includes management of client's assets, and optimization of investment portfolio, according to client's financial goals and objectives. Private banking provides services that might not include investments. It typically centers around high-net-worth-individuals (HNWIs) financial needs, offering personalized care of clients' finances, either by public or private financial institution. In 2016, approximately 16.1 thousand staff was projected to be working in London in private banking and wealth management services.
This statistic shows the numbers of offices of large wealth management companies distributed regionally in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013 and 2016. Wealth management is a broad category of financial services, which includes management of HNWI (high-net-worth-individual) client's assets and optimization of investment portfolio, according to client's financial goals and objectives. As of 2013, 117 offices of private wealth management firms were located in London. By 2016, that number grew to 143 offices. Second in the ranking was South East region, with 77 offices in 2013 and 94 in 2016.
The table only covers individuals who have some liability to Income Tax. The percentile points have been independently calculated on total income before tax and total income after tax.
These statistics are classified as accredited official statistics.
You can find more information about these statistics and collated tables for the latest and previous tax years on the Statistics about personal incomes page.
Supporting documentation on the methodology used to produce these statistics is available in the release for each tax year.
Note: comparisons over time may be affected by changes in methodology. Notably, there was a revision to the grossing factors in the 2018 to 2019 publication, which is discussed in the commentary and supporting documentation for that tax year. Further details, including a summary of significant methodological changes over time, data suitability and coverage, are included in the Background Quality Report.
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This statistic shows the projection of direct staff (full-time equivalent) in the private banking and wealth management sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by region. The projection is based on data collected for the first, second and third quarter of 2016. Wealth management is a broad category of financial services, which includes management of client's assets, and optimization of investment portfolio, according to client's financial goals and objectives. Private banking provides services that might not include investments. It typically centers around high-net-worth-individuals (HNWIs) financial needs, offering personalized care of clients' finances, either by public or private financial institution. In 2016, approximately 16.1 thousand staff was projected to be working in London in private banking and wealth management services.