Will quitting EU hurt our finance industry?

Brexit supporters argued that the UK’s financial services industry will be able better off outside the EU, while others disagree. So which is it, asks Sarah Moore.

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It'll be disruptive, but sense will prevail

Supporters of Brexit have argued that the UK's financial services industry will be able to operate more freely and successfully without interference from Brussels. But now that we have voted to leave, there are some concerns that Britain's fund-management industry will be hurt by potential restrictions on selling UK-based funds into Europe.

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Sarah is MoneyWeek's investment editor. She graduated from the University of Southampton with a BA in English and History, before going on to complete a graduate diploma in law at the College of Law in Guildford. She joined MoneyWeek in 2014 and writes on funds, personal finance, pensions and property.