In this morning’s news, City lobby group, TheCityUK, has added its voice to calls for urgent progress on a Brexit transition period. It warns that financial firms will pull the trigger on “irreversible” Brexit job relocations in the new year unless the Conservatives agree a transition deal imminently.
In corporate activity news, BLP is in merger talks to form a global law firm, and a Swiss hedge fund is poised to launch an activist campaign to break up Credit Suisse.
ICYMI: Investor confidence continues in the self-storage sector
BLP in merger talks to create global firm
Swiss take a shine to £57m Cardiff office
Woolwich retail estate offered for £100m
Stamp duty cut lined up for young
Brexit: City firms ready for irreversible relocations unless transition is agreed
Millennium & Copthorne shareholder urges rethink over undervalued offer
Lidl distribution centre creates 500 new jobs
Credit Suisse targeted for break-up by activist hedge fund
JD Sports founders to float Footasylum
Banks order Interserve to bring in accountants
