“Deutsche Bank shifts business out of London ahead of Brexit”

Aug 2, 2018 | Brexit

‘You keep banging on about all the companies moving out due to Brexit’, I’ve been told. That’s because, every week, another big player makes another big decision. This time, although they’re German (‘don’t mention the…’), they’ve said that no jobs will be lost as a result. You can bet, however that none will be created and that UK employees are at greater risk as it implements its ‘global restructuring to reduce costs’ than those in, say, Frankfurt.

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