Fund group executives are set to meet with government ministers today to discuss the lack of progress in negotiating a Brexit transition deal, as it is revealed an asset management taskforce has been set up to address the sector's key concerns.
Sky News reported International Trade Secretary Liam Fox is set to meet City and business leaders today alongside the City Minister Stephen Barclay, the CBI, the Institute of Directors and the EEF, the Manufacturers' Organisation. The lack of progress between the UK and EU officials on the transition for Brexit has caused business leaders to worry about the City's prospects and the ability for their individual industries to thrive in a post-EU world. Investors retreat into cash as political uncertainty weighs Brexit negotiations have looked increasingly fragile leading to Prime Min...
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