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UK ends two-year wait to sign Brexit deal for financial services

Long-awaited deal paves the way for rulemakers to come together, but divisions remain after Brexit

Hunt says deal over regulatory cooperation will be of 'mutual benefit'
Hunt says deal over regulatory cooperation will be of 'mutual benefit' Photo: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Getty Images

A formal agreement on how the financial services authorities in the UK and EU will work together in the future is now being signed — more than two years after it was first agreed.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to sign the so-called memorandum of understanding on financial services cooperation as he visits Brussels on 27 June, according to a statement from the UK Treasury.

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