Regulation

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Why London’s regulatory set are making the long trip to the Middle East
Why London’s regulatory set are making the long trip to the Middle East Photo: Guiseppe Cacace/Getty Images

Oonagh Van Den Berg was 29 when she left London for a better life. She was young and carefree. Then a compliance officer for ING, she relocated to Singapore.

“I was looking at this as a two-year stint to add to my CV,” she says.

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