IA members outline key Brexit priorities two years on from EU referendum

UK still negotiating details of withdrawal agreement

Members of the asset management industry have detailed a number of key objectives they hope the UK government can achieve in the Brexit negotiations, amid concerns over future arrangements for fund distribution, management delegation and contract continuity.

Two years on from the EU referendum, the UK is still negotiating the details of a withdrawal agreement, which will lay the basis for an October deal for future UK-EU relations. As things stand, the UK will leave the EU on 29 March 2019 - with or without a deal arranged - at which point a transition period will begin, meaning current rules and regulations should remain the same while the final details of the deal can be ironed out. The transition agreement is set to end on 31 December 2020. Ahead of talks, the Investment Association (IA) has published a six-point list of what it believ...