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Root of Brexit Crisis Is that No Good Compromise Exists: Opinion
Apr 3 2019 // The root of the Brexit crisis is not, as you might think, the failure of the hard-Brexit Tories to compromise. Rather, it’s that no good compromise exists. For three years Britain’s politicians have refused to...
EU Financial Services Chief Warns of Market Disruption from No-Deal Brexit
Apr 2 2019 // A no-deal Brexit would cause disruption and might also have an impact on liquidity in financial markets, the European Union commissioner in charge of financial services said on Tuesday in a stark reminder of the risks...
Big 4 Accounting Firms Should Separate Auditing, Consulting Work: UK Lawmakers
Apr 2 2019 // The “Big Four” accounting firms should be forced to legally separate their “cash cow” consulting work from their auditing businesses, a U.K. Parliament committee said...
Brexit Stalemate Continues as Senior UK Ministers Consider Delaying EU Divorce
Apr 2 2019 // Theresa May is expected to confront her most senior ministers with the potentially explosive option of delaying Brexit by months, as the U.K. struggles to find a plan for leaving the European Union. The British prime...
Hard Brexit Fears Rise as UK Parliament Again Rejects Prime Minister’s Deal
Mar 29 2019 // Lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, sounding its probable death knell and leaving Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union in turmoil on the very day it...
Brexit Political Impasse Deepens Even with Prime Minister’s Offer to Quit
Mar 28 2019 // Britain’s political standoff over Brexit escalated further, with even Theresa May’s announcement that she’ll quit as prime minister doing nothing to move closer to a resolution. It leaves the country...
UK Parliament Seizes Control of Brexit Process from Prime Minister May
Mar 26 2019 // The U.K. Parliament seized control of the Brexit process from Prime Minister Theresa May and will now seek to decide how Britain exits the European Union. In a vote late Monday, the House of Commons split 329 to 302 to...
EU Gives UK Prime Minister Two Extra Weeks to Avoid No-Deal Brexit
Mar 22 2019 // European Union leaders staved off the threat of the U.K. crashing out of the bloc without a deal next Friday by giving Theresa May an extra two weeks to work out what to do. At a summit in Brussels on Thursday, the leaders...
Liberty Mutual Opens European Headquarters in Luxembourg in Preparation for Brexit
Mar 21 2019 // Liberty Specialty Markets, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, said it has re-domiciled its European insurance company Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE (LMIE) to Luxembourg, the home of its European...
UK on Brink of No-Deal Divorce with EU as Brexit Endgame Nears
Mar 21 2019 // Theresa May gambled on a desperate bid to get her Brexit deal approved by Parliament, as a standoff with the European Union drove Britain to the brink of an economically disastrous no-deal divorce. The premier heads to the...
UK Prime Minister to Ask EU for Brexit Delay – But How Much Time Is Needed?
Mar 20 2019 // Britain’s messy divorce from the European Union is once again stuck between the demands of Theresa May’s divided government and the reality of what the bloc is willing to offer her — this time over how...
Brexit Makes It Harder for Fintech, Financial Services Firms to Recruit Top Talent: Report
Mar 19 2019 // Leaving the European Union is making it harder for fintech firms in Britain to recruit top talent, a report said on Tuesday, threatening to slam the brakes on a 7 billion pound ($9 billion)growth sector just as EU states...
Lengthy Brexit Delay Grows More Likely After House Speaker Torpedoes PM May’s Plans
Mar 19 2019 // Theresa May looked set to seek a long extension to the U.K.’s European Union membership after the House of Commons speaker torpedoed her plan to win Parliamentary approval for her deal to leave the bloc. Officials...
UK Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly to Ask EU for Brexit Delay
Mar 14 2019 // British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to seek a delay in Britain’s exit from the European Union, setting the stage for Prime Minister Theresa May to renew efforts to get her divorce deal approved by...
UK Parliament Rejects No-Deal Brexit; Vote Planned to Delay EU Exit
Mar 13 2019 // British lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected leaving the European Union without a deal, paving the way for a vote to delay Brexit to seek a way out of Britain’s worst political crisis in...
Brexit Chaos Continues as Parliament Again Defeats PM May’s EU Divorce Deal
Mar 13 2019 // British lawmakers crushed Prime Minister Theresa May’s European Union divorce deal on Tuesday, thrusting Britain deeper into crisis and forcing parliament to decide within days whether to back a no-deal Brexit or...
Luxembourg Attracts 50 Firms for Their Post-Brexit EU Headquarters
Mar 12 2019 // Luxembourg said it is “very pleased” that about 50 asset managers, insurers, and other financial firms have looked to the Grand Duchy as a foothold in the European Union once the U.K. leaves the bloc. “We...
Prime Minister May Strikes New Brexit Deal – But Will Parliament Approve?
Mar 12 2019 // Theresa May struck a deal to revise the terms of the U.K.’s divorce from the European Union but it’s unclear whether she’s done enough to win Parliament’s support in a crucial vote on Tuesday. After...
Brexit Talks ‘Deadlocked’ Despite Appeal to EU for Last-Minute Concession
Mar 11 2019 // Theresa May’s government declared Brexit talks are “deadlocked” as ministers urged the European Union to make a last minute concession to stop the deal being thrown out by Parliament this...
Pool Re Funds £10M Initiative to Help UK Businesses Improve Resilience to Terrorism
Mar 8 2019 // Pool Re, Britain’s terrorism reinsurer, is collaborating with UK government agencies to help businesses proactively protect against the risk of terrorism. The £10 million ($13.1 million) project is being funded by...
