Finance

“What really attracts to Southampton is its entrepreneurial spirit and its level of tech talent”

Anne Boden, Founder and Chief Executive, Starling Bank

Starling Bank, Southampton

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Aviva

Hampshire: The home of finance

Hampshire is a prime location for financial and business services proven by the global financial businesses such as HSBC, Aviva, Lloyds Banking Group, BMW, Quilter, Zurich, Simply Health, and Ageas Insurance that are already based here.

Sector specialisms include banking, asset management, investment operations, general insurance, FinTech, and legal services.

The insurance sector is well-established and prosperous, representing 24% of the South East’s insurance industry, the largest in Europe.

Some of the influential financial services businesses operating in Hampshire

Finance Stories

Starling Bank – leading the way of future banking

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When something is broken – you can either walk away, pass the problem to someone…

EY signs lease on new Southampton offices

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Professional services giant EY has signed a three-year lease on a new city centre…

Online bank opens new office in Southampton

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Starling Bank’s new office in Southampton marks an exciting new chapter in the company’s…

It’s a double deal for Hampshire financial planning firm

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A leading Hampshire financial planning and discretionary wealth management firm has announced plans to expand…

Wind creates jobs in the Isle of Wight

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MHI Vestas’ have announced expansion plans which will bring hundreds of new jobs on the…

19 FTSE 100 companies

1 in 4 people

283,000 jobs

Hampshire: The home of finance

Hampshire is a prime location for financial and business services proven by the global financial businesses such as HSBC, Aviva, Lloyds Banking Group, BMW, Quilter, Zurich, Simply Health, and Ageas Insurance that are already based here.

Some of the influential financial services businesses operating in Hampshire

Finance Stories

Starling Bank – leading the way of future banking

EY signs lease on new Southampton offices

Online bank opens new office in Southampton

It’s a double deal for Hampshire financial planning firm

Wind creates jobs in the Isle of Wight

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