Hargreaves triples dealing staff to handle post-Brexit vote rush

Reuters reports Hargreaves Lansdown has tripled dealing staff numbers, hired more helpdesk personnel and extended opening hours in expectation of a significant increase in trading activity once the result of the referendum is known early on Friday morning.  It has also cancelled all non-essential maintenance work and extended its business hours for the three working days after the referendum, plus four-and-a-half hours from 9.30am on Saturday. Spokesperson Danny Cox told Reuters: "A lot of this is just wait and see, but we have put contingency plans in place; we have got extra people ...