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Why the City’s traders are finally getting their Brexit breakthrough

The Windsor Framework has been hailed as a new way forward for EU-UK relations. Is it as a sign of things to come in financial services too?

Traders can expect more convergence, rather than divergence, of regulations from here out
Traders can expect more convergence, rather than divergence, of regulations from here out Photo: Getty Images

Enrico Bruni is head of Europe and Asia at Tradeweb

I have often likened EU-UK relations to a divorced couple living next door to each other. While they are free to pursue new partners and live according to their own rules, they still appreciate the importance of being good neighbours, and try to find compromise in order to maintain a frictionless relationship (a "conscious uncoupling").

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