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Unfettered EU Access Must Be Priority of Brexit Talks: Report

Britain’s financial services sector must keep its unfettered access to the European Union’s single market after Brexit given that available alternatives don’t provide a sustainable long-term solution, an industry report said on Tuesday. British Prime Minister Theresa May is due …

Brexit Threatens 10% of London’s Financial Jobs: City of London Corp. Official

Up to 10 percent of jobs in London’s financial district may be lost if Britain fails to secure adequate access to European Union markets after Brexit, a City of London official said on Wednesday. Bankers first called for full access …

Brexit Opportunities, More M&A: Clyde & Co.’s 2017 Predictions, Part 1

M&A and Brexit will be major factors for the global re/insurance industry over the coming year, according to predictions from the insurance team at the international law firm Clyde & Co. Andrew Holderness, a partner in Clyde & Co.’s London …

More UK Insurers Consider Move to Ireland for Europe HQs: Central Bank

A growing number of global insurers are considering moving to Ireland and some may choose to locate European headquarters there rather than Britain following that country’s vote to leave the European Union, Ireland’s central bank said on Thursday. Ireland is …

Lloyd’s Insurers Urged to Focus on U/W Discipline as 2016 Losses Loom

Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London lost money in 2016, driving the 90-plus syndicates in the insurance market to be more selective in the risks they take on and forcing Lloyd’s to cut its subscription rates. To tackle the downturn in …

UK Gov’t Promises Insurers & Banks London Will Stay Top Finance Center – After Brexit

The U.K. government promised to make sure London keeps its place as the leading financial center after Brexit, following top-level talks between global bank chiefs and senior ministers. U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and Brexit Secretary David Davis …

U.K. Financial Firms Paid $91B in Annual Tax: City of London Report

Financial companies in the U.K. paid 71.4 billion pounds ($91 billion) in tax in the latest fiscal year, 7.4 percent more than a year earlier, driven by an increase in the levy on banks’ balance sheets, a report from the …

London Insurers List 4 Priorities for Brexit Negotiations

Four priorities for Brexit negotiations have been identified by companies operating in the London insurance market. The objectives outline arrangements that will help the City of London “maintain its position as the largest global center for commercial and specialty risk,” …

UK Financial Firms Look to Dublin as EU Base After Brexit Vote: Irish Minister

Some financial firms in Britain looking for a base in the European Union after Brexit are expected to start applying for licenses in Dublin by early next year, Ireland’s financial services minister said on Friday. The Irish capital, along with …

AIG May Move Europe HQ from London to Another EU Country on Brexit

U.S. insurer AIG may move its European headquarters from London to another European Union country because of Britain’s vote to leave the EU, the head of the AIG’s European and UK operations said at an industry conference on Tuesday. AIG …