Asset managers shift resources to EU27 ahead of Brexit as £800bn leaves City

Latest data from EY reveals City exodus

Mike Sheen
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Almost half of the UK's largest asset and wealth managers have, or intend to, move staff or operations out of the country to an EU27 domicile as a result of Brexit, new research from EY suggests.

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