Investment Conundrums: Columbia Threadneedle's Burgess on why asset managers will not desert London even under 'onerous Brexit'

Optimism ahead of EU exit

Mark Burgess, deputy global CIO and CIO EMEA at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, has said he expects London to retain its position as one of the leading centres of fund management excellence once the UK formally leaves the European Union (EU), although the firm is making contingency plans for Brexit.