Brexit

Brexit Much? UK Startup Funding Sees First Dip In 5 Years
Brexit Much? UK Startup Funding Sees First Dip In 5 Years
February 10, 2017  |  Brexit

A new research report revealed that startups in the U.K. are seeing a big impact from Brexit – for the first time in five years,...

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NEW REPORT: ‘Act Local’ Taking On New Meaning For X-Border Merchants
NEW REPORT: ‘Act Local’ Taking On New Meaning For X-Border Merchants
February 10, 2017  |  Cross Border Commerce

As more companies engage in trade across borders, new partnerships and data insights are emerging as a result of the international interactions. Businesses are entering...

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Brexit Tracker: The Negotiation Gulf, Theresa May’s Warning And The UK Economy’s Future
Brexit Tracker: The Negotiation Gulf, Theresa May’s Warning And The UK Economy’s Future
February 07, 2017  |  Brexit

The lines are clearly drawn between the European Union and the U.K., with impeding negotiations expected to widen the already massive gulf between the two...

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Brexit Tracker: MPs Pull Article 50 Trigger, Consumer Borrowing Slows And Holland Looks To Gain
Brexit Tracker: MPs Pull Article 50 Trigger, Consumer Borrowing Slows And Holland Looks To Gain
February 02, 2017  |  Brexit

It’s happened. The wheels for Brexit are officially in motion as U.K. MPs overwhelmingly voted to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. In this...

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UK Supreme Court Rules Parliament Has To Vote On Brexit
UK Supreme Court Rules Parliament Has To Vote On Brexit
January 25, 2017  |  Brexit

Exiting the European Union isn’t as cut and dry as many Brits may think, with the U.K. Supreme Court ruling Tuesday (Jan. 24) that Parliament...

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Brexit Tracker: May’s Grand Plan, Big Banks, And Jamie Dimon Weighs In
Brexit Tracker: May’s Grand Plan, Big Banks, And Jamie Dimon Weighs In
January 24, 2017  |  Brexit

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s recent speech set the scene for what the post-Brexit world will truly look like — and the whole “soft Brexit”...

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Retail Sales Decline In UK Taking Down Sterling With It
Retail Sales Decline In UK Taking Down Sterling With It
January 23, 2017  |  Retail

Retail sales in the U.K. saw their largest decline in greater than four years this past December, hurting what was expected to be a good...

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London’s Coming FinServe Fizzle?
London’s Coming FinServe Fizzle?
January 20, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

London's bridge (to the EU) is falling down, but perhaps not completely.  And lest you think Brexit is the biggest Fizzle of them all, think...

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Bankers Talk Brexit And Jobs Exodus At Davos
Bankers Talk Brexit And Jobs Exodus At Davos
January 19, 2017  |  Europe

Though there was some initial hope that London’s status as an international financial service hub would persist unaffected by the Brexit — that possibility is...

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