Brexit uncertainty hangs over new ESMA powers

Newly granted powers in 2020

Mike Sheen
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Uncertainty over the outcome of Brexit negotiations may impact new powers granted to the pan-European regulator ESMA, which has laid out its plans to ensure an EU-27-wide approach to handling the fallout of the UK’s departure from the European Union.

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