As London splits from Europe, Rishi Sunak has his eye on broader horizons and a drive to cut red tape.
Alasdair Haynes, chief executive of Aquis Exchange, is old enough to remember Black Monday, the global market meltdown that sent stocks plummeting in a terrifying crash. But the first day of trading in 2021, as the UK began life after the Brexit transition, is up there with the most significant ones in British financial history, he says.
“Monday Jan 4 was one of those days out of the maybe two or three in a career where something extraordinary happens. I’m not quite certain that the man or woman on the street necessarily knows just what a fundamental thing happened.” Read more...
