CFA UK: Half of City's EU workers could leave after Brexit

91% feel UK competitiveness deteriorated since Brexit vote

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More than half of EU nationals currently working in investment management in the UK are not confident they will continue working in the country after Brexit, a report from the CFA Society UK has said.

Just 42% of EU nationals surveyed by CFA UK said they were sure they would stay, while 16% plan to leave and the remainder are undecided. Ireland makes Brexit 'back-up' plan CFA UK's survey of 1,100 professionals found that City workers regardless of nationality feel their job security is under threat as a result of Brexit, with just 43% of EU nationals and 52% of non-EU international employees feeling their job is secure. By comparison, 60% of British national respondents feel that their job is secure. According to CFA UK, the respondents' views "are likely to have been impacted b...

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