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  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    UK government must improve image to lift business confidence, report warns

    Ministers need to be ‘stable and strategic’ to cement London’s position as leading financial centre, study suggests

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    US emerges as early winner of shift in derivatives trading from London

    Netherlands also picks up business as Brexit pushes dealing away from UK

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Brexit
    EU ‘not punishing’ UK financial services sector, London envoy insists

    Bloc’s ambassador says Brussels still waiting for more information before making key regulatory decisions

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    LexBrexit
    Deregulation in the City/Brexit: the Big Whimper Premium

    EU departure provides catalyst for a rethink on rules even if improvements are modest

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    Sadiq Khan
    Financial services have been badly let down by Brexit

    The needs of a sector central to the UK’s competitiveness have been overlooked by the government

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    FT City Network
    City of London bosses warn against post-Brexit deregulation

    Business chiefs say there is little need for wholesale rule changes in the UK

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    News in-depth
    Amsterdam vies for IPO spotlight as Brexit dents London’s allure

    InPost’s plans for Dutch listing underscore mounting competition to UK as trading hub

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    EU financial regulation
    EU warns banks against dodging post-Brexit trading rules

    Bloc’s financial watchdog says it has observed ‘some questionable practices’

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
    Brexit
    Sunak says Brexit will ‘reinforce’ City as leading financial centre

    Despite chancellor’s confidence, UK officials fear lengthy stand-off with EU over crucial equivalence decisions

  • Promoted Content
  • Sunday, 10 January, 2021
    Patrick Jenkins
    Brexit can mean London loses even if the EU doesn’t gain

    Perversely, some City trading will be routed through Chicago or New York

  • Friday, 8 January, 2021
    Brexit
    City of London stumbles through first week of Brexit

    Deal struck with EU largely excluded financial services, with consequences for firms

  • Friday, 8 January, 2021
    Equities
    City of London to bring back Swiss stock trading following EU exit

    Move marks first regulatory break from Brussels for UK financial services

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
    LexBrexit
    Swaps/Brexit: fickle flows Premium

    If London cannot keep trading in EU shares, what of the far bigger market for derivatives?

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
    FT MagazineSimon Kuper
    The triple threat to London’s city top spot

    How Covid-19, Brexit and the global role of English could cost the capital its clout

  • Wednesday, 6 January, 2021
    Equities
    London unlikely to regain lost EU share trading, warn City figures

    UK has given up about €6bn of daily volume since Brexit transition ended

  • Monday, 4 January, 2021
    European equities
    EU share trading flees London on first day after full Brexit

    Nearly €6bn of dealing rerouted to newly created European hubs and primary exchanges

  • Thursday, 31 December, 2020
    UK financial regulation
    UK regulator tweaks derivatives rules hours ahead of Brexit deadline

    FCA’s temporary shift aimed at easing potential disruption

  • Monday, 28 December, 2020
    Fund management
    Large asset managers boost staffing in EU by 38% since 2015

    Rise in headcount has been driven by market expansion, Brexit and greater regulation

  • Monday, 21 December, 2020
    FT SeriesFuture of the City 
    Dublin-on-Thames? City leaders debate the post-Brexit future

    Top executives suggest cutting taxes, simplifying regulation and embracing fintechs and green finance

  • Friday, 18 December, 2020
    FT SeriesFuture of the City 
    Can the UK stock market get its mojo back?

    London is struggling with weak returns and a lack of big tech stocks

  • Wednesday, 16 December, 2020
    News in-depthFT Series
    Future of the City 

    How London's financial centre will fare in the decades ahead as Brexit negotiations reach their climax

  • Wednesday, 16 December, 2020
    FT SeriesFuture of the City 
    EU cannot be ‘captured’ by City of London, warns financial services chief

    Mairead McGuinness insists bloc must not be overly reliant on third countries in significant sectors

  • Wednesday, 16 December, 2020
    FT SeriesFuture of the City 
    Future of the City: London’s markets rivalry with EU intensifies

    Cross-border business faces disruption, but commercial logic may yet trump political considerations

  • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
    FT SeriesFuture of the City 
    How London grew into a financial powerhouse

    Charting the growth of London’s financial centre and what the future holds after Brexit

  • Monday, 14 December, 2020
    UK business & economy
    City of London plans ‘back to work’ week to revive Square Mile

    Lord mayor confident workers will return to financial district for reopening in April

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