Why London still shouldn’t worry about losing business to Frankfurt, Dublin – or any other EU city / Brexit: is Frankfurt the new London?

Will the United Kingdom's finance industry be crippled by Brexit as bankers flee, and European cities including Dublin and Paris, in addition to Amsterdam and Frankfurt, look to hoover up. So, is London about to become emptied of its financial industry and will tumbleweed blow around the square mile? And why, then, are some banks (such as Wells Fargo) moving in.

In weighing up the argument between the camps that think the UK’s finance industry will be decimated against those who don’t, we need to sift through what is known, what is assumed and what can change. This includes how hard a Brexit it will be and whether or not the current government will survive, along with endless other questions.

Blog: UK in a Changing Europe, 31.08.17: Brexit: is Frankfurt the new London? http://ukandeu.ac.uk/brexitis-frankfurt-the-new-london/

ESO: Background information: Ireland is in prime position to profit from Brexit relocations (The Conversation, 31.05.17) http://www.europeansources.info/record/ireland-is-in-prime-position-to-profit-from-brexit-relocations/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

TheCityUK, 2017: Brexit and UK-Based financial and related professional services http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-and-uk-based-financial-and-related-professional-services/

House of Lords: Select Committee on the European Union, 9th Report (2016-17)HL81: Brexit: financial services http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-financial-services/

Blog: UK in a Changing Europe, 20.03.18: Brexit has added another twist to London’s elections http://ukandeu.ac.uk/brexit-has-added-another-twist-to-londons-elections/

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