资料：NewYorkandLondonmayruletheroost,butotherfinancialhubsinAmericaandEuropehavemanagedtocarveoutusefulspecialistnichesforthemselves.Chicago,forinstance,hasconsolidateditspositionastheworld’sderivativescenter,andHouston,thelargestcityinTexas,ishometoAmerica’sbiggestenergyfirmsandhasspawnedanactiveclusterofenergytradersandhedgefunds. EuropehasalsodevelopedadiversesetoffinancialcentersrangingfrombigcitiestoislandhavenssuchasJerseyandtonichemarketssuchasLuxembourgandDublin.Edinburg,anestablishedbankingcenter,isnowtoutingitselfasalow-costalternativeforfinancialoperations.Amongthelargerhubs,FrankfurtisanimportantcenterforbankingandderivativestradingthroughEurex,aGerman-Swissexchange,withsignificantlylowercoststhanLondon. Switzerland’stwinfinancialcenters,GenevaandZurich,havedonewellintheirspecialistsofprivatebanking,wealthmanagementandinsurance.Themainattractionsarelowtaxes,politicalstabilityandareputationfordiscretion.UrsRothfromtheSwissBankersAssociationsays,however,thatgivenitstinydomesticmarket,Switzerlandhashadtofightforopenmarketsonaninternationalscale. ParishaslonglaggedfarbehindLondon,doggedbyareputationforexcessiveregulationandhightaxes.ThenewgovernmentisawarethatsomeofFrance’sbestfinancialbrainshavecrossedtheChannelformorelucrativecareersinLondon.YetParishasmanyadvantages:alargenumberofinternationalbanks;moreinternationalcompaniesthanFrankfurt;andeasyaccesstoregulators.IthasthelargestmarketinEuropefortradinginmutualfunds.FewwoulddisputethatParisoffersanattractivequalityoflifeandhasgoodtransportlinks.WhatmakesParisaplacetowatchjustnowistheNYSE’srecentmergerwithEuronext.ThecombinedgroupwillbaseitsinternationalequitiesbusinessintheFrenchcapital.Euronext,whichoperatesexchangesinfiveEuropeancountries,alsoillustratestheimportanceofacommonlanguage. FinancialexecutivesaroundtheworldincreasinglyviewEuropeasasinglemarket.SoonanewEuropeanrulecalledMiFID(MarketsinFinancialInstrumentDirective)isduetobeimplemented.Itaimstoincreasecompetitionamongandtransparencywithinfinancialmarkets.Financiersinotherpartsoftheworldarewonderinghowtoachieveasimilardegreeofcross-borderfinancialintegration. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutParis,accordingtothepassage?
A.Merger of NYSE with Euronext makes it the biggest financial center in Europe. B.The excessive regulation and high taxes have affected its financial development. C.Paris has many advantages that may help in its future financial development. D.Paris offers good quality of life as well as good transport links.正确答案A
