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Re:Berlin is now in a position to usurp London as the startu... by krona on Monday June 27, 2016 @11:30AM (#11986794)
MiFID 2 will make most of this talk about passporting a side show during the renegotiation.

The EU FFT is a prime example of why finance in Frankfurt or Paris is unlikely to be in a position to compete with London, NY, Hong Kong, or Singapore.

An indication of this will be on July 4, when LSE votes on the Deutsche Boerse merger.

Re:Berlin is now in a position to usurp London as the startu... by onion2k on Monday June 27, 2016 @12:02PM (#11987044)
If there were more financial institutions with their headquarters within Europe I suspect the EU would be a bit less enthusiastic about FTT.