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Debate Lingers On UK Financial Jobs In Brexit’s Wake
April 27, 2017

In the debate over Brexit, the only certain thing is … more debate. Bloomberg News reports the latest salvo centers on jobs and where they may be headed. Banks waded into the thick of the discussion as the talent pool may shift away from London, and at...

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Hard Line Begins On Brexit Over Contracts And Workers’ Rights?
April 21, 2017

In an opening salvo over what might take shape in a post-Brexit landscape, The Financial Times reported that the European Union has begun shutting Britain out of contacts while at the same time trying to lure U.K. business to switch their operations, geographically, to the Continent....

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Fintech TransferWise To Move Headquarters Out Of UK Due To Brexit
April 19, 2017

TransferWise, an international payments startup valued at over $1 billion, is relocating its European headquarters from the U.K. by March 2019. According to Business Insider, this could be a sign of how Brexit is already negatively affecting the U.K.’s FinTech industry, with TransferWise’s decision likely based on...

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Brexit Tracker: VC Funding Remains Steady, SMEs Still Confident, FCA Risk Watchlist
April 18, 2017

Though Brexit has brought about a lingering air of uncertainty, there are some parts of the economy that are doing their best to remain steady. In this week’s Brexit Tracker, the U.K. startup scene is holding its own, small businesses are poised for global growth...

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UK Firms VC Funding Holds Steady Despite Brexit
April 18, 2017

Nine months after the historic Brexit vote, the U.K. startup scene is holding its own. According to Venture Beat, U.K.-based startups raised $1.04 billion in venture capital (VC) during the first three months of 2017. That’s a slight decrease from the $1.17 billion raised during...

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Brexit Tracker: JPMorgan CEO Weighs In, Employee Anxieties Grow, And UK SMEs Are Warned
April 11, 2017

Not surprisingly, everybody has an opinion when it comes to what will happen next with Brexit. In this week’s Brexit Tracker, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon shares his assessment, employers struggle to keep their workers’ Brexit concerns at bay and SMEs in the U.K. are issued...

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Brexit Is Here And Stocks, Banks, FinTechs Yearn For Clarity
March 29, 2017

Stock markets in Europe were mixed as the formal process of Brexit began this week. Reuters noted Wednesday (March 29) that British Prime Minister Theresa May is sending notice via letter that after 44 years the country is leaving the European Union, which virtually ensures...

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Brexit Tracker: Germany’s Tough Position, EU Data Protections, And London’s Slipping Reputation
March 28, 2017

Brexit negotiations are set to begin soon, but whether they will result in a good or bad deal is yet to be determined. In this week’s Brexit Tracker, Germany takes a stronger stance on Brexit, a question of how European Union (EU) data protections will...

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Brexit Tracker: UK To Trigger Article 50 On March 29
March 21, 2017

On Wednesday, March 29, negotiations for Britain to split from the European Union will officially begin. In this week’s Brexit Tracker, British Prime Minister Theresa May was given the go-ahead to pull the trigger on Article 50, and Robert Bolle, regional manager at AFEX, joined...