Bank of America Preparing to 'Brexit' London

[Aho Old Guy]

Bank of America eyeing new European Union base after Brexit

Bank of America views Dublin as its default destination for a new hub inside the European Union if Brexit means Britain loses easy access to the single market...

Banks, bracing for the worst, are set to start the process of moving operations into the EU within weeks of Prime Minster Theresa May triggering Brexit talks, which is scheduled to happen by the end of the month...

The level of interest from firms exploring a move to the Irish capital has been higher than anticipated, central bank deputy governor Cyril Roux said ... There’s a wide range of financial companies considering an Irish outpost. Besides banks including Barclays Plc and Standard Chartered Plc, trading platforms like currency venue LMAX Exchange and Bats Global Markets Inc.’s London unit are also on the list. Chicago-based derivatives behemoth CME Group Inc. has examined Dublin as it seeks to ensure its clearinghouse retains access to EU customers...

Also noted:

The bank will still maintain a large presence in London...

Sure. And, the check is in the mail, Righties want to improve healthcare, and I promise not to (use your imagination) ...

[Ibanez]

Aho, are you in the Charlotte area?

[Aho Old Guy]

Aho, are you in the Charlotte area?

Yah, mon.
I live across the river in the low-income side of the 'Mistake-by-the-Lake'

-- probably 90%+ of the year these days.

[Ibanez]

Aho, are you in the Charlotte area?

Yah, mon.
I live across the river in the low-income side of the 'Mistake-by-the-Lake'

-- probably 90%+ of the year these days.

Cleveland is way up there. I live in across the border in SC and commute each day to uptown.

[Aho Old Guy]

Yah, mon.
I live across the river in the low-income side of the 'Mistake-by-the-Lake'

-- probably 90%+ of the year these days.

Cleveland is way up there. I live in across the border in SC and commute each day to uptown.

You've never been to Lincoln County, have you ?
Lincoln County Commissioner Infuriates Muslims: "Only Christian Prayers Allowed Here"

Needless to say, our 'Fearless Leaders' are not bastions of visionary public administration ...

[Ibanez]

Cleveland is way up there. I live in across the border in SC and commute each day to uptown.

You've never been to Lincoln County, have you ?
Lincoln County Commissioner Infuriates Muslims: "Only Christian Prayers Allowed Here"

Needless to say, our 'Fearless Leaders' are not bastions of visionary public administration ...

I've only been in the area for a year. but I have DRIVEN through Lincoln County on my from Hickory.

[Aho Old Guy]

Drive-thru/fly-over ... pretty much different sides of the same coin

It will take some time but things are changing somewhat for the better. Too bad quality-of-life will be in the crapper by the time the County gets their act together (at least, on the east side).