Passporting
Expat pensions at risk admits UK chancellor
UK chancellor Philip Hammond has admitted the government is “alive to the risk” that leaving the EU without a Brexit deal could create “legal uncertainties” for European cross-border pensions and insurance arrangements.
Gibraltar planning for ‘hard Brexit’ end to EU market access
Gibraltar is preparing for a post-Brexit scenario where firms will no longer have access to the European Union single market, focusing instead on maintaining a preferential relationship with Britain, a top government official has revealed.
Urgent Brexit deal needed to save 200,000 UK finance jobs
One of Britain’s most prominent Brexit committees has warned that tens of thousands of financial services jobs could be lost to continental Europe by next year if ministers do not agree a deal on single market access with the EU.
Investment | 5 Oct 16
ANALYSIS: A passporting trade-off looms for Brexit Britain
With Britain’s impending exit from the European Single Market all but confirmed, it’s time to face the possible consequences for asset managers.
Alternatives | 19 Jul 16
Esma gives AIF passport opinion for 12 non-EU jurisdictions
Esma, the European financial regulator, has published its advice on 12 jurisdictions seeking passporting rights for alternative investment funds (AIFs) giving seven a clear go-ahead with five others getting a qualified approval.