Will HSBC pack its bags and leave the UK?
HSBC is set to review its domicile after tax scrutiny surrounds its Swiss private bank, and further FX manipulation fines arise. Could a Labour win at the polls be the final deciding factor?
Read moreHSBC is set to review its domicile after tax scrutiny surrounds its Swiss private bank, and further FX manipulation fines arise. Could a Labour win at the polls be the final deciding factor?
Read moreLabour Party Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls may increase corporation tax by 5%, whilst Ed Miliband seeks to hit the high earners. LeapRate takes a close look at the potential effect on the business, and at what has gone before
Read moreAnother brain drain similar to that of the 1970s could occur, potentially damaging London's highly established institutional trading sector, should the Labour Party win the UK General Election. Michael Spencer, CEO of ICAP is one example, as he would consider moving the company to North America
Read moreBristol-based investment and wealth management firm Hargreaves Lansdowne has produced data showing the effect on the stock market according to which political party is at the helm of the United Kingdom
Read moreEd Miliband's Labour Party has launched an offensive on what it considers to be the '1%', referring to high flying company executives
Read moreTopFX VP Business Development Paul Orford looks at how a Conservative, Liberal or Labour government, and the political influences that ensue, could affect the FX industry, considers market volatility that lies ahead
Read moreLabour Party politician Ed Balls is planning to impose a heavy tax on bankers' bonuses should his party win the UK General Election in 2015. As a result, Rothschild is considering paying the 2014 bonus to its staff early, however if this proposed tax becomes a reality, how many bankers and traders will leave London?
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