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UK financial firms seek reassurance after Brexit vote

The City is jostling for attention from the Treasury along with other industries to influence the government’s position on Brexit

UK financial firms seek reassurance after Brexit vote
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The UK’s biggest financial groups met Wednesday with British Treasury officials to continue hashing out a negotiating position on Brexit, as executives try to reconcile diverging views on the deal the country should strike with the European Union.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond hosted chairmen from a group including Morgan Stanley International, Barclays, HSBC and the London Stock Exchange to gather information as the Treasury prepares to negotiate with EU members.

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