Brexit
Outgoing FCA chair warns on cryptocurrency and Brexit
John Griffiths-Jones used his last speech as chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority to warn over the dangers of cryptocurrencies, outline the regulator’s role in Brexit and criticise the financial legal system.
Aberdeen Standard Investments to set up Dublin hub
Global asset manager Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) is to establish an investment and distribution business in Ireland to complement its existing Luxembourg operation and shore up its European offering ahead of Brexit.
Brits win court decision on post-Brexit citizenship
Five British nationals living in the Netherlands have won the right to have their case to retain EU citizenship after Brexit passed to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
Financial services must be part of EU/UK trade deal, says FCA
The EU recently proposed a single trade agreement with the United States, so there is no reason it cannot have one with the UK post-Brexit, according to the chief executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
EU ready to blacklist UK – report
The European Union is prepared to blacklist the UK if it uses tax competitiveness as leverage after Brexit, according to media reports.