$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit
> have shifted at least £800 billion ($1 trillion) worth of assets out of the countryAnd what's the significance of that? Suppose I had $100 in a bank in UK and I moved it to a bank in Germany. Neither country is better or worse because of that. The article doesn't bother to explain the ramifications.Deals are made in UK because English law is really, really good. Having to maintain offices in EU will surely increase the capital requirements of the banks but it's not a straightforward "Britain is XYZ poorer because banks shuffled some stuff around" situation.