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A post-Brexit bonanza eludes both the City and the EU

By Helen Thomas

20 Jul 2022 · 4 min read

If Brexit does manage to give the UK a competitive edge in financial services, these won't be quick wins. Worst case is change for the sake of change.

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There are no easy ways for either side to extract quick wins from the current landscapeIt was billed as a package to revitalise the capital markets, opening up access for start-ups and high-growth companies in particular.

The plan included digitisation, reduced bureaucracy and a more international outlook. It envisaged enabling new forms of capital raising through special purpose acquisition companies, and permitting the use of the dual-class share structures beloved of entrepreneurial founders.

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