The Implications of Brexit
June 24 Update - Brexit Wins. 52% to 48%. European markets are taking a biiiiig-swiiingingg-dicking. The GBP is dropping on its ass faster than a fat bitch who sat down too fast. Cameron will step down. WSO, help.
In a week from now, representative democracy will come to a peak when British men and women decide whether or not to remain in the EU.
Possible outcomes of a LEAVE:
1) Re-location of the financial hub from London to Frankfurt/Paris for the secure connection with the rest of the EU -> cost of re-structuring and moving.
2) The dumping of UK shares, bonds, assets -> devaluing the GBP against the dollar by possibly 10-15%
3) Retail would suffer from the above as costs of importing would increase
4) Unemployment could rise
5) Deep levels of uncertainty surrounding the whole situation. Could other countries decide to leave the bloc too?
6) Ripple effects across other markets
It appears that the 'Leave' vote is leading the polls by several %.
So what do you guys think will happen? I started this discussion because I'm very interested in knowing the implications of this event. Please feel free to join in and share your thoughts.
Honestly I don't see why the financial hub would be relocated. Sure, there are a lot of EU workers in the finance sector but that would only mean for firms to hire local talent. If anything they might open small shops where they hire a couple of people with lower salaries than in the UK.
Most UK schools are considered to be better than most top continental European schools, and since the curriculum is in English they can attract lots of good students unlike European schools with language barriers. Also UK schools have a reputation which attract a lot of that rich asian, middle eastern and european money.
London is the playground for the rich and I am pretty sure that most British citizens don't like doing menial work so there might still be a need for eastern European labor.
6 months to a year from now, no one will care and things will settle but I don't think there will be major changes or shifts. As for personal interests I would like for the UK to stay in the EU.
Regarding other countries leaving, I don't think so. They are all dependent on the EU money, especially the politicians who do nothing worthwhile with it and pocket most of it for themselves. Not to mention that the rules and institutions have become so intertwined that it's going to become a huge annoying hassle to take care of.
Maybe slight shrinkage to the UK financial services sector but I don't think we will see banks upping sticks and moving. Devaluation of sterling in the first instance would be expected and investor sentiment would be far reduced, we've seen this happen in the run up though.
The whole campaign on both sides has been a bit of a shit show to be honest and reminds me of why I generally don't have a lot of time for British politics. One thing I would say is I am not putting much by the polls we keep seeing.
In my personal experience, people voting to leave like to shout about it and demonise the EU, people voting remain tend to do the opposite, very similar to the general election when Labour/alternative voters liked to shout about it and Conservative voters dare not speak too much. This manifests itself in skewed poll results and expectations.
The other thing to consider is the amount of people that talk a good game about voting out, and then on the day vote in - that shouldn't be underestimated.
Made the last few months pretty exciting none the less!
The above posters are quite right. Will there be a short-term dip while trade agreements and the like get sorted out? Of course.
With that said, the figures coming out of the Remain camp have become ever more hysterical, particularly Osborne’s recent attempt to induce panic (if / when Leave wins the vote, I am beyond excited to see the back of him).
In terms of the specific points raised by the OP: • Paris presents no danger to London, the tax regime is punitive beyond belief, the economic environment is difficult to say the least, and as a result of this and the idiocy of the unions, London is now the sixth (potentially now the fifth) largest French city. Frankfurt on the other hand could take some jobs / roles but again hardly is a true threat. • Retail would suffer…well perhaps, but given the vast majority of retail imports (such as clothing) come from outside the EU this would not have a significant impact. Further, Italian fashion houses for instance on the high-end aren’t going to try to stick it to their largest near abroad market, it would hurt them more than the UK. • In addition to the above, given the likely drop in the pound relative to the dollar and Euro, exports will rise off-setting some damage • In this same vein, regarding the single market, from 2002 to 2012, the EU’s exports of services – that is from the EU to outside the EU – have grown faster than their exports to each other within the EU. This calls into question whether there is any such thing as a single market in services. When one looks at the growth rate of services exports of 20 EU member countries to other EU members, with the exports of 19 non-member countries to the EU, there is no significant difference. • Further external countries pay on average a 3-4% tariff to access the single market. However, as a net contributor to the EU (some £8-9 billion per annum), Britain basically pays 7% for the privilege. • In sum, there is significant evidence that being outside the EU and trading into the single market could be significantly better for the country • National security is also often brought up as something that is going to be negatively impacted, but if anything it is likely to improve. Britain relies on the Five Eyes community (UK, USA, Canada, Aus, and NZ) much more than any EU nation, additionally the free movement of refugees does indeed pose a threat to the UK. Further, by regaining control of the country’s sovereignty, we will be able to actually deport people like Abu Hamza rather than being stopped by various European and EU bodies (ECHR and ECJ respectively)
No one knows precisely what will happen in the immediate aftermath of Brexit, but we do know what will happen if we remain (a number of new initiatives which are / will be distinctly unpopular in Britain are being held back until after the referendum). Given this, Brexit, in my mind, is the best option and opportunity for Britain to grow and keep its place among the leading world powers.
Great post. So far, I had only been presented with evidence for the leaving side, but I know have a good understanding of both. Thank you!
+1. Good points on national security. I hadn't thought of that.
You mentioned that for retail, most imports come from outside the EU. Wouldn't this be bad if the GBP gets weaker? Or would it be off-set by the increase in exports?
Also, do you think that if Britain leaves, then the refugee problem could loom over another country, like a 'hot potato' situation? In other words, considering that and other consequences, do you think other countries could dismantle from the EU?
Any dip in imports, would likely be offset by a similar rise in exports. Additionally, as Britain extricates itself from the EU (a two year process), new free trade agreements will be signed with these aforementioned non-EU trading partners, which will also work to lower the cost of imports. Between these two factors, things should normalize (theoretically) relatively swiftly.
In terms of the refugee issue, it will plague Europe for decades to come. Merkel and Germany have screwed the proverbial pooch on this one, allowing in 1m+. The attacks in Germany such as Cologne and in Sweden are likely just the beginning. As far as a hot potato-esque issue, already countries are refusing to go along with housing refugees (the Hungarians spring immediately to mind). If I had to hazard a guess, I would say the Danes and Swedes would start moving towards the exits should Brexit take place. The Danes in particular have significant scepticism towards the ever-closer union concept. This was evident in the Danish 2015 opt-out referendum and the opposition to the EU constitution.
In the end, I personally am not anti-EU, in some regards it can work, but it really should never have expanded beyond the Western European nations (or bent the rules for countries like Greece).
With the GBP already going down, the effects of Brexit - no deal or deal - will be felt in cities in the UK such as Brimingham, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool (2nd tiered to London). To piggyback on the tax laws of France stated above, the human capital and skilled workers in London is more than Paris and Frankfurt combined, do you think the real effects of Brexit will be mostly felt in the very areas that voted to leave?
I would earmark London as a city, even with banks looking to move headquarters to remain strong, if anything slow down to allow for more opportunity and bounce back quickly, in a stronger way.
Great post, very informative.
In your opinion guys, how will London investment banking hiring be impacted by a Brexit? And more importantly, when do you think that that this impact would be felt? I guess it could take time for all the measures to be implemented.
As an American of English ancestry (family came to America in 1639) I'm split on Brexit but am leaning slightly toward the "leave" camp. But I think it's interesting that if there is a "leave" vote the Muslims would have been successful in killing Europe as a "nation", so-to-speak. Islam's latest blow to the Western world.
Are you fucking serious?
Why not also mention your African ancestry from 2 million years ago?
What's funny (and sad) is that you stalk my comments on WSO because you can never break my arguments in a debate. So instead of defeating my arguments, you stalk my comments in random threads and seek to personally attack me at every avenue. Why don't you grow up and try to have an adult conversation for once?
quoted for racism..."The muslims?" come on.
It is sad though that the repressive Islamic radicals do win from pan European division. But don't blanket statement whole ethnic and religious groups like a 1639 bigot.
I'm looking to set a straddle before the vote. On the scale from 1 to Valeant, how dumb is this idea?
Valeant, it's too late.
It's looking like Brexit will happen. I think the impact on the City is being underestimated. France may have a punitive tax wedge, but there's enough business for the taking if the UK leaves the EU that reforms would pay for themselves rather quickly. As awful as all the strikes are now, people will start seeing the benefits of reforming the labor code in France and the pendulum could start to swing in earnest.
Leaving the EU is stupid. The UK is in a great spot right now, what with being part of the EU trade bloc but not part of the eurozone. The next few years, will be very, very tough, particularly since Brexit will ignite referendum fever and the euro might collapse as well (as a matter of fact, I don't think that cross is going to help out the UK nearly s much as a lot of Brexiteers are claiming).
You have to have a short view of history not to see that London has benefitted tremendously as the gateway to European markets over the past 30 years. Back in the 1970s, London was a cesspool no one wanted a part of, and the country had to call the IMF during the Sterling crisis in 1976 things were so bad. Outside of the EU, there is no way the Big Bang would have had the impact it did.
What's "stupid" is giving up your sovereignty to foreign powers. No American majority would ever allow a foreign power to make its laws, set its immigration policies, and make binding judicial decisions without recourse. The UK, if it exits, will definitely feel short-term pain, but the European Union is out of control. It's expanded into a super-government that was not originally envisioned. It's run disproportionately by Germany, which now has a European empire without firing a shot. It's the cleanest, most peaceful domination of a continent in human history.
Sovereignty? LOL. This result has ignited fire on Britain's separatist movements.
What an incredible lack of perspective. You should maybe read a bit about European Union construction and how treaties were designed to lead to greater integration. UK never gave up a bit of sovereignty with its custom-made membership. You mention immigration policies whereas immigrants are mainly stuck at the FR/UK border due to the brits refusing to share the refugees burden with everyone else. And you can keep your moralistic comments for yourself. USA is a federal republic which means that, at some point, states agreed to trade some "sovereignty" for a greater union.
You're funny. Not in a good way.
I don't disagree that the EU and particularly eurozone have been horribly mismanaged and that this could serve as a welcome punch in the face (assuming it isn't a fatal one).
But the UK is not the country that had the most to win from reform, in fact the current status quo has served the UK very, very well. It would have made a lot more sense for Greece, Ireland, Spain or Portugal (potentially even Italy although much of its problems are self-inflicted) to throw in the towel.
As someone else mentioned here, should the EU put into place some profound reforms, the UK (or more likely England-Wales) will be left holding the bag when all is said and done.
Well said. Plenty of BBs and Tech cos have said they will have to relocate, be it in Paris or Luxembourg (very finance friendly regulations) or Frankfurt. Also, lets see what's going to happen in Scotland and Northern Ireland. A lot of grief there and even more among british expats. UK may no longer be a safe haven/harbor politically and this is very key for the financial industry.
Also local talent?? LOL. Have fun interacting with bankers who the only thing they talk about is telling stories about their latest pub crawl. Fun first times to hear it, boring/lame afterwards. EU has to get its shit together and if it reconciles and remains strong, britain will seriously regret it.
This is insane.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
It's going to hurt in the short term. But sacrificing your sovereignty hurts worse in the long term.
In related news: Nexit and Frexit votes are on the horizon.
A lawmaker was literally murdered over this, all of this is quite sad.
Never felt so ashamed to be British in my life
Next up - Goldilocks winning in the US. Democracy seems to be broken.
Yeah I had the same though. Seems like things are going down the drain.
After GlobeTF 'S response, I understood that Britain did have solid reasons for voting to leave.
On the short-term, it appears things aren't going so well. Do you guys think this will be off-set in the long-run?
Less like Americas ( i.e. US center with small offices in various latem countries
More like Asia ( i.e. multiple centers/hubs in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore. Some are centers due to specialization like Singapore for FX. Others are geopolitical (Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai) and their individual importance shift between them overtime.
London will stay "a" center in Europe. Will other center(s) in mainland develop... Probably. In France? In Germany? In Switzerland? How will individual capital markets be distributed over those countries? Will there be a Singapore of Europe?
Near term volatility is large part the run up due to markets pricing in staying being unwound. You can look back at the charts at this years lows that co-incided with heighten market concerns about an exit to have predicted the day after effect. But the shock is one time adjustment and should subside.
Actual departure from EU will take years and it doesn't do anyone good to punish UK for exit decision (despite the hurt feelings of any divorce). The adults will do what is best for the "kids" (their respective economy and people in their economy they are responsible to watch over).
However I think this is another example of disenchanted that was first evidence in the Egypt uprising, Occupy Wall Street, Trump rise (and even Bernie Sanders despite not quite getting the nomination), Scotland UK exit vote (despite not quite getting enough vote)...
It is a new age ruled by disenchanted. (I'm not one of them, just an outside observer of reality)
This should show you how uninformed voters were.
https://news.fastcompany.com/britons-are-googling-what-is-the-eu-after-…
And to add to the humorous side of things, here is a list of all possible future exit names for you.
http://qz.com/713953/possible-names-for-eu-exits-for-all-members-of-the…Would smart money be moving into loosely regulated export industries in the UK, consider how hard the pound has been slammed?
How does Brexit affect M&A/IBD specifically? (Originally Posted: 09/02/2016)
Hi I am just trying to understand how Brexit impacts IBD, specifically M&A.
What I have come up with so far, is that you will see an increase of foreign buyers looking to acquire UK companies and a fall in the amount of UK companies wanting to acquire foreign companies due to the fall in the strength of the pound?
Thanks!
Are you asking this as a way to prepare for interviews? If so, I would say that you can go for an even simpler answer: if companies notice uncertainty in the markets, they are less likely to engage in M&A activity. It might also be tougher for PE firms and strategics to use debt given that lenders tend to get more conservative in uncertain times. Also, if a strategic's stock price has fallen and is now perceived as undervalued, they may be unwilling to engage in M&A activity if they had planned to pay for part of the deal with stock.
You could also say that European firms will look to execute American M&A transactions to diversify themselves across more stable geographies. Danone-WhiteWave comes to mind as a decent example.
To your original point though, no, this would not be caused by a fall in the pound.
In the mid-market what we're seeing is American and Asian companies seeing this as a potential opportunity, particularly for good value bolt-ons. Several deals were nearly cancelled post-referendum, however many have now completed or are on track to complete at higher multiples due to the substantial fall in the pound. UK MM PE funds are still making acquisitions and there's plenty of capital in direct lending funds to finance these deals. Several US PE funds have commented that they are very keen on making UK acquisitions using their dollar denominated funds.
For mid-cap and large-cap UK corporates, there'll be little outbound M&A for the next 2-3 years due to the uncertainty. Other than the FTSE100, most companies smaller than this size do not have sufficiently diversified revenue streams geographically to do anything adventurous. May see some large opportunistic acquisitions from US or Asian companies of UK companies such as Softbank's acquisition of Arm. I doubt we'll see any EU into UK M&A, particularly with elections approaching in France and Germany.
Fear of Brexit brain drain as EU nationals leave British universities (Originally Posted: 06/05/2017)
This morning I've found this interesting article about Brexit and education: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/03/brexit-universities-ac… In addition to this, Bloomberg explained the fall on MBA applications.
How do you think Brexit damage the Uk universities and financial jobs? Uk universities took much money than they gave from UE. And Oxford.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/02/19/exclusive-oxford-univer…
Explain your point. This could be an interesting topic for future students
As far as I know, LBS received the biggest number of applications in its history for the MBA class of 2019.
They felt quite comfortable arguing that "talented" immigrants won't be affected and that LBS being a tier 4 institution, companies will be able to deduct Visa expenses.
Good point. But according to Hammond work expenses will increase due to Brexit for non Uk citizen.. Horrible mix with inflation, pound devaluation and real wages down
So this article is incomplete: "However, the figures do not take into account new staff arriving from the EU."
Brexit concerns (Originally Posted: 04/08/2017)
Hi all,
I'm an experienced credit professional with a background in credit underwriting, lending and risk management. I have an offer for a fixed income credit analyst position within Asset Management at a Japanese bank in London.
I'm interested because its within Asset Management buy-side (an area Ive been trying to enter) but am worried if this is the right time to join a fund in the UK given passporting get issues around Brexit, regulatory and cost pressures.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts! SM
Where are you currently based or what is your current work permit in the UK? I am assuming you are either American or EEA passport holder.
I would tell the employer that you are very interested in the position but have concerns about your work permit if Brexit pulls through. Ask them what they'd do with you if that situation occurs and where they would transfer you (i.e. is that a global team or only London based? Could they/will they get you another work permit to Japan? USA?). Another option is to get sponsored for a work permit in the UK if Brexit negotiations allow for that (impossible to see now what will happen)
These are relevant concerns before signing a work contract.
Thanks!
I'm in London, in process for British passport. No US or EU passport. I worry about whether firms will be forced to relocate staff (for cost or regulatory purposes) and which staff could be most affected. And would lack of passporting rights mean weaker profitability for UK fund managers in the short to medium term?
Brexit: impacting boutiques? (Originally Posted: 06/25/2016)
Hi guys,
Bulge Brackets in London will obviously be impacted at some point by Brexit (passporting, etc) and are likely to move some of their operations outside of the city, as discussed in other threads. Whilst I understand the reasoning for moving trading operations, I don't see why advisory divisions would be moved (maybe Capital Markets would make sense), except for Visa concerns.
Would it be then logical to conclude that pure-advisory boutiques (i.e., Lazard, Greenhill) will likely not move much staff out of London?
I'd be interested to investigate this as well. I really don't even see a reason to move advisory in BBs as well actually.
Brexit (Originally Posted: 06/14/2016)
Any fellow monkeys in UK worried regarding the EU referendum and its impact on your job? I'm sure it will lead to many firings and hiring freezes. I'm supposed to start working at a new firm in July (received and signed offer letter) but am wondering what effect Brexit will have.
You'll be fine. If the vote does go toward leave, then it is still going to take two years to renegotiate and see the various impacts. Your July start date will not be impacted, nor would I imagine your first year depending on the firm.
Hedge Funds Post-Brexit (Originally Posted: 07/07/2016)
As Britain’s decision to leave the EU has sunken in and markets were rocked, we begin to assess the winners and losers. While some investors could not avoid big losses, hedge funds in the U.S. for the most part were successful. Especially computer driven funds. Depending on which strategy was employed, U.S. based hedge funds did pretty well considering the vast amounts that are being pulled out of funds due to lack of performance within the last year. Going long on the dollar and gold provided good returns for investors. Unfortunately, their London counterparts did not fare as well.
In an industry that has seen a solid decline within the last year, Global Hedge fund redemptions for the first quarter of 2016 amounted to $15 billion. The HFRI Global Hedge Fund Index was well below the S&P 500 Total Return Index which caps off the worst first half performance since 2011.
However, some investors see hedge funds benefited from Brexit because people are worried about downside volatility and hedge funds are better placed to invest in those situations. Possible hedge fund strategies that could win going forward:
In opposition, there could be a large rotation of investors moving out of strategies that are largely correlated with beta like distressed debt.
What do you think the future holds for hedge funds? Ever since February there performance has been above that of the S&P 500 Total Return Index. Could the hedge fund industry make a comeback?
Bloomberg Bloomberg Brief-Hedge Funds
I think with all of the risk, not just in the US but globally, people are too 'fiscally conservative' right now and aren't willing to hand their money over to hedge fund managers especially with the not so good looking industry data. My .02.
Just to add to the list, a good chunk of systematic global macro funds probably made bank on Brexit. We'll soon know who and how much but I'm sure some performed very well in the past month or two.
Thanks
This podcast by Andrew of BettersystemTraders has interesting conversations with System Traders: bettersystemtrader-dot-com
Here is good a list of London hedge funds that are going to be most impacted by Brexit: http://www.hedgetracker.com/article/Going-into-Brexit-Top-UK-Hedge-Fund…
Consequences of Brexit for EU citizens seeking employment in the UK? (Originally Posted: 06/24/2016)
What are the consequences of the UK leaving the European Union for EU monkeys from developed western European countries applying to masters studies at UK universities and SA/FT stints at Investment banks in London in the future?
I do not think anyone knows what will happen. Markets will eventually stabilize and it'll pick up. Just a big hit is going to come in and a lot of people are going to panic.
Bump
I assume nothing changes as long as the exit is not fully negotiated.
Brexit effect on Summer to Full-time in London at BB (Originally Posted: 06/24/2016)
Currently Summer Associate at BB in London. How will Brexit affect my FT conversion? Before Brexit, this BB generally converted 100% of the Summer Associates unless they were total dicks, which was rare.
whats the question? will they hire more than 100% ? probably not. will they hire less because they have no idea what the next years will bring? probably
What is the possible impact on current FT offers for London/the current incoming analyst class which is about to start in the upcoming weeks? I am seriously worried that my bank starts rescinding offers last minute because of job cuts.
Brexit effects on the English master (Originally Posted: 12/23/2016)
Hei guys! London is a masterpiece if you want to study finance/management, but what Brexit affect the university market (& job market) in case Uk will not have the freedom of movement and the single market? And in case have only single market? Words by an EU citizen.
"what Brexit affect the university market (& job market) in case Uk will not have the freedom of movement and the single market?"
I'd imagine that UK university program's which emphasize collaboration with the US will do very well, and that international student revenue from other programs will diminish.
For example, Ireland's and Australia's model is to accept a lot of international students for employable programs in medicine, and then place moratoriums on where they can practice and/or prevent them from becoming licensed (e.g. Australia requires internationals to practice in rural areas or something similar and gives citizens preference for residency positions, while Ireland doesn't allow international medicine graduates to stay for their residencies).
If the UK did something similar, they'd be in a better place to utilize international student revenue toward supporting more employable degrees for their own citizens.
IB/TS job market dynamics in Frankfurt due to Brexit (Originally Posted: 11/20/2017)
I wonder how, in your opinion, the banking shift from London to Frankfurt will affect (a) the IB job market in Frankfurt for graduates (b) exit options for after IB (c) the TS job market in Germany (d) exit options for after TS
Essentially I was planning to start my career in TS and then trying to get a Corp. Development / M&A job at a major company. This was/is a not uncommon route. Now due to the Brexit and possible increase of IBs in Frankfurt I am not certain anymore that this is the best move. My thinking is that while the number of corporate jobs stays pretty much the same there will be more competition for them from ex IBs. In addition to that, Big were growing pretty strong in their Financial Advisory / TS service lines so I feel like future options will be worse compared to the past. Anyone familiar with the German market have any thoughs on this?
Hi Tibiano, whoops, looks like nobody chimed in here.... maybe one of these discussions below is relevant:
More suggestions...
Fingers crossed that one of those helps you.
Brexit - which divisions/teams are most likely to relocate abroad? (Originally Posted: 11/25/2017)
Due to Brexit, Goldman Sachs confirmed this week that rather than having one new single European hub they will instead be opening two new European hubs. Giving the employees the choice to relocate to either Frankfurt or Paris, article link below. Would London stay as the European HQ or would Frankfurt or Paris take the crown? More importantly, which teams would most likely have to relocate abroad? Would it be mainly back office and middle office roles or would front office roles such as IBD also be affected and required to relocate?
https://www.ft.com/content/f7397d3c-ce03-11e7-b781-794ce08b24dc
Hi Tibiano, any of these discussions helpful:
More suggestions...
Fingers crossed that one of those helps you.
Brexit and its impact on cross-border M&A (Originally Posted: 05/27/2016)
If a company is currently looking at a potential target company based in the UK, how could you analyze the potentially impact of Brexit? In other words, lets say you are a US company (trading in USD) looking to acquire a UK company (trading in GBP) and you need to understand how the FX rate may impact your deal from potential significant strengthening or weakening of the GBP as a result of the outcome of Brexit. Would you look at the correlation between lets say the GBP/USD fx rate and the UK company's ADR trading in USD in NY?
Anyone with experience analyzing an M&A deal incorporating Brexit?
FX rate impacts exchange ratio. Strengthening dollar would reduce the value of the target in a relative exchange. Thus, more attractive for the acquiror but opportunistic from the perspective of the target. ADR could help the deal by preventing flowback, but wouldn't really change anything regarding the exchange.
Brexit impact on future EU i-bankers (Originally Posted: 09/17/2016)
As we all know, banks have already declared their intention to cut positions in London offices. Moreover, Brexit voters are hungry to see those god-damned EU nationals, only claiming benefits (yet somehow contributing 3bn in income taxes), go home.
The thing is that I am an EU national myself, starting the degree at UCL (uni, which is often being passionately discussed whether should be considered as a target school, or not) and I would like to get into investment banking in London. Would banks consider it as a shortcoming that I would assumably need working visas when the UK has left the EU (I am graduating in 2019)? As I have read somewhere, banks don't really like to bother with visas for juniors (at least in the US).
Thanks!
It's far too early to tell what will happen. Until formal negotiations have begun there will be little to go on. However, banks will continue to hire Europeans where possible due to the language needs. It's different in the US where there is no need for foreign languages (other than Latam coverage possibly), meaning sponsoring visas is an unnecessary complication.
Also, UCL is most definitely a target. Whoever argues it isn't is one not to listen to.
UCL is target enough. Visa not an issue for grads in uk. if you can speak a european language you have an edge over the others. don't make excuses go network, you can do it.
thanks for the answers
Brexit impact on Asset Management (Originally Posted: 09/30/2016)
Has anyone had ideas about the impact of Brexit on Asset Management industry in London and the rest of England? Any simply thoughts are very welcome!
What is Brexit?
GS: Hedge Fund relocate to NY after Brexit (Originally Posted: 02/18/2017)
Without banking passport Uk cannot provide financial services to the European citizens. I appreciate the words of former PM Blair. Brexit should be stopped, or, therefore, we have to save the single market which make UK great. What do you think?
I think you really need to improve your English before you start wishing to work in IBD in London. And don't listen to Blair - he's a noisy fart in the wind.
Incoming FT Analysts in London - Are you worried about your offers because of Brexit? (Originally Posted: 06/25/2016)
Well.. the title says it all.
Anyone aware of any banks rescinding FT offers for incoming analysts, starting (training) in the next weeks?
No
What does Brexit mean for Hedge Fund Managers? (Originally Posted: 07/22/2016)
The recent Brexit vote has made everyone question a lot of things. With some questioning their understanding of the EU in general, other people, especially people in the finance industry are questioning their whole positions in the European market. Fund managers in the UK, which happens to be the largest fund industry in all of Europe, are mulling over how to maintain access to the millions of investors lost by the Brexit vote. According to Shane Breck from GECKO:
"The key concern UK fund managers will have over the next couple of years is whether they can maintain access to the EU - a vast market of over 500 million potential investors - and still the largest single market in the world."
This means that to be able to sell funds to European investors, managers need a base somewhere in Europe, somewhere where they have access to a market with equal demand for what they're selling.
But this relocation is not easy, since it adds to the already complex regulatory compliances which fund managers have to follow. It is, however, an inevitable consequence of the Brexit vote. The question is, where would this relocation be headed, and why?
Brexit probably doesn't mean much for the HF industry in London, although there is a risk that it might eventually. One of the reasons is that there are not a lot of alternatives to London.
Aftermath of Brexit - Fintech Firms moving from London to Berlin (Originally Posted: 11/01/2016)
Chanced upon this article today stating that 3 fintech firms have already moved from London to Berlin in the aftermath of the brexit result.
Do you guys reckon that they are jumping the gun and should wait for more details on Britain's future relationship with the EU before coming to a decision? Of course they may reap the benefits of the first mover advantage but imo, moving to a foreign speaking city is going to incur a lot more intangible cost (hiring new german speaking employees and retrenching the old ones etc).
Your views?
Does anyone actually care about fintech? or do they like using it as a buzzword? the only people they will mostly be hiring are programmers.
WB12's business model is dependent on EU zone customers. That is different than technology services geared purely toward the financial industry, which makes London an ideal place to launch that kind of business. Begging the question, why not New York? Where funding is more robust.
As European you really date an Uk business school after Brexit?? (Originally Posted: 03/18/2017)
I'm a proud European citizen of Italian nationality. I'm looking around for a MSc in finance (or management in case). Currently I'm in London for a uni exchange. I love this city. But Brexit make me doubtful about the future of the IB in London.. My first MSc picks are LSE/Imperial/Warwick/UCL. But nowadays I'm not so sure. Maybe I'll hijack all of these to HEC/Bocconi/RSM or a non top tier Uni in CH. What are your points? Suggestion? Experience?
Thank you so much, Cheers
I wouldn't worry about Brexit before fixing your English.
I doubt that the quality of education will change drastically in such a short time, so if you are set on going to a good university in the UK I'd work on your story and improve your English (I am not trying to put you down, it's just constructive criticism). Furthermore, I would not worry too much about the ability to work in London. If you are really determined to get there, you will, especially since you are an EU citizen.
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