Liz Coyle: Liberté! Fraternité! FCA!

The EU regulation story so far …

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Brexit means an awful lot is up in the air but, says Liz Coyle, it is worth summarising what we do know will be happening to UK financial services regulation over the next few years as a result of changes to EU legislation

Over the past 12 months, it would be fair to say the UK has been through a rocky patch in its relationship with Europe. Both have been through tumultuous times domestically, with elections held in France, Germany, Holland and the UK since the start of 2017, while our relationship was irrevocably altered when the UK voted to leave the EU in the June 2016 referendum. Theresa May's triggering of Article 50 on 29 March was the start of our formal ‘divorce' from the EU but the result of last month's General Election has cast doubt over whether the UK's approach will be for a ‘hard' or a ‘soft...

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