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DatabankFebruary 1 2017

The battle after Brexit: which European IFCs will benefit?

With the UK government’s deadline for triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty approaching, The Banker looks at the European financial centres set to gain the most from London’s potential estrangement from the European financial scene.
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Brexit may not damage London’s position as the pre-eminent financial centre in Europe, but it appears increasingly likely that the UK’s break with the EU will boost other such hubs in the region, from the most established names to the less obvious.

Paris and Frankfurt have long been named in financial companies’ Brexit statements, along with Dublin and Luxembourg. But London-based firms as well as newcomers to the region could miss a trick by overlooking hubs such as Berlin, Barcelona and Milan.

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Silvia Pavoni is editor in chief of The Banker. Silvia also serves as an advisory board member for the Women of the Future Programme and for the European Risk Management Council, and is part of the London council of non-profit WILL, Women in Leadership in Latin America. In 2019, she was awarded an honorary fellowship by City University of London.
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