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Deliveroo to Dimon Stoke fears the future of London after Brexit
(Bloomberg) – If Deliveroo Holdings Plc’s listing was to hang an “Open For Business” sign over the City of London, the opening day crash in stocks was somewhat shaken with the message Britain was about to send about Britain after Brexit The grocery shipping company’s public offering, which was personally welcomed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, was meant to be a beacon to lure tech firms against competition from New York and Hong Kong, which have won most of the business. Instead, concerns about corporate governance and the treatment of its drivers resulted in one of the worst market debuts in city history. The shameful IPO symbolized the end of a quarter that once again saw the spotlight on London’s future as a financial center. Since the UK left the European Union earlier this year, London has faced a number of challenges to its supremacy, most notably the embarrassment of seeing Amsterdam – a city one-tenth its size – as the No. 1 location London responded with a series of reviews of the fintech industry and listing rules, but the Square Mile’s search for a new identity is still in progress. Early predictions of dramatic deregulation – the so-called “Singapore by the Thames” option – have proven unfounded, which may not come as a surprise given that the city played an oversized role in creating many of the bloc’s financial rules. And for bankers in London, the hopes of unhindered access to EU markets – via a process known as equivalence – are long gone, especially since Brussels sees Brexit as an opportunity to deepen its own capital markets. 100 days of Brexit: a series above, How Brexit Britain’s “hostile” EU vaccine spar with Britain steps up support for Brexit Brexit Britain’s biggest test could be the ability to survive 100 days of Brexit: Was it as bad as “Project Fear” warned? The bloc is stepping up its efforts to arm more business from the UK. Banking giants like Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have already moved some people and assets to the continent, and the risk will be much greater unless the UK breaks the hurdles to secure advantageous maturities. JPMorgan Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said last week that the EU “had and will continue to have the upper hand”. Dimon, a long-time Brexit skeptic, also warned that he could move bankers serving EU clients out of London: “It is clear that European politicians and regulators will, over time, make many understandable demands to function in relocating European jurisdictions, “he said in his annual letter to shareholders. “Paris, Frankfurt, Dublin and Amsterdam will grow in importance as more financial functions are performed there.” It is unlikely that London’s global financial status, based on centuries of tradition and more than three decades ago, was boosted by the “big bang” of deregulation be reversed by Brexit. The city got some good news on Monday when cybersecurity firm Darktrace Plc announced plans for an IPO that could value the business at around $ 3-4 billion. Its CEO, Poppy Gustafsson, called it “an historic day for the UK’s thriving tech sector”. But the chipping, which took place in just a few months, has yet to be replaced by a convincing vision for the future of London, despite this large number. A series of reviews were designed to maintain its position. Much of the proposed changes are more of a fine-tuning than a complete breakdown of the rulebook. Speaking to Bloomberg, executives from several large banks said they don’t expect authorities to override inherited rules, including the bonus cap for paying bankers, instead banks want to remove some of the problems that came with EU membership such as B. Time consuming and expensive trading reporting requirements and rules that make it more difficult to raise capital from smaller investors. The hope is that the efficiency the UK is showing in its coronavirus vaccination policy – which is way above the EU’s inception – can be replicated when it comes to financial services: “It’s more about speed and agility than to make major changes, “said William Wright. Founder and CEO of New Financial, a London-based think tank. Revolution instead of revolution also means protecting existing strengths as much as possible. London’s relationship with the EU, however, was barely mentioned in last year’s Brexit trade deal, and those talks highlighted resentment and political scoring that could thwart future discussions. Of the 39 areas where the EU could find Britain financially on par, it has only granted two, and both are time-limited: “I think there are a lot of Europeans who want a bite of the golden goose,” said Fraser Thorne , Chief Executive Officer of Edison Institutional Services Ltd, a London-based financial advisory firm. Read more: Listen to the latest Stephanomics podcast on 100 Days of Brexit City in 2021 was the UK and EU agreed a framework for talks late last month and in a rare Brexit development this was done on time. But realistically, even this Memorandum of Understanding is very little, and it can be assumed that no significant access to the EU financial markets is in sight in the foreseeable future. Brussels has made no secret of the fact that it is less reliant on UK-based financial services. Seen from outside the UK, the lack of a major global financial center in Europe within its own borders is a political and strategic problem that policy makers want to correct. In the UK even some of the milder UK civil servants are more open about the need to protect London from an increasingly aggressive EU. At the Bank of England, Governor Andrew Bailey used a parliamentary hearing to deliver a blunt message without being asked: Britain would “be very opposed” to any attempt by the EU to force relocation. Any post-Brexit identity in the city is also faked by Sunak and his Treasury Secretary John Glen have been trying for the past few months to sell the benefits London can offer outside of a more rigid EU system. Right, London will remain an incredibly powerful force ” said Alasdair Haynes, CEO of Aquis Exchange Plc. “But if they argue and there is a lot of argument and we can’t move quickly and there is political interference, then London is probably the most precarious place it has ever been.” Officials are making a huge chunk that the UK can build on.Its position as a financial innovation hub is fueling a growing ecosystem of fintech companies, ranging from consumer-centric firms trying to steal retail clients from the big lenders to niche firms, the investment banks Offer specialized technology services. Iana Vidal, Prime Minister for Relations and Policy at Innovate Finance, the lobbying group for the UK fintech industry, said the UK could steal a march into the rest of Europe by moving faster to shape the regulatory structure for the emerging sector. “We want a front-runner advantage,” she said. “You could potentially gain an edge over your competition in Europe.” This is an opportunity recognized by Brexit critic Dimon, who said London “still has the ability to adapt and reinvent itself, especially as the digital landscape continues to revolutionize financial services.” In the short term, however, he is pessimistic and warns that Brexit “cannot possibly be positive” for the UK economy. More articles like this can be found at bloomberg.com. Sign up now to stay up to date with the most trusted business news source. © 2021 Bloomberg LP
