UK investment bank fees dip, lagging global rise

摘要

UK investment bank fees this year are running at their lowest level for four years and represent the smallest share of global fees since records began in 2000. Uncertainty over Britain's exit from the European Union and the threat of a "hard Brexit" plus a UK election next month are likely to have contributed to the fall in activity, bankers said. The slowdown in Britain is in contrast to a rise in global activity, however.