Sony is moving its headquarters from London to the Netherlands, the new entity will begin operations in April while the U.K. arm will continue to manage product imports and sales. To put Englishmen mind at ease they assure "no personnel to be relocated".
Panasonic is moving to the Netherlands, too, "due to tax issues as a result of the UK's decision to leave the EU".
Dyson moved its headquarter to Singapur. Dyson? James Dyson, a firm believer in Brexit, says the move to Singapore has nothing to do with Brexit. Hypocrisy? Of course not! And the vacuum cleaners are produced in Malaysia since 2003... Relocating the HQ will not cut staffing, the firm insisted.
Barclays has chosen the Irish capital Dublin as its post-Brexit European hub.
Drinks giant Diageo is moving its vodka production out of Scotland to Italy.
Goldman Sachs closed some of its hedge fund operations in London and moved the staff to New York.
Lloyd’s of London, the world’s biggest specialist insurance market, announced it would be seeking a new Brussels-based subsidiary.
Smiffy’s "have no choice but to protect our business by moving our headquarters to the EU."
So....
As of 10th September 2018, 35% of the companies monitored by Ernst Young had publicly confirmed to move some of their operations and/or staff from the UK to Europe.
Panasonic is moving to the Netherlands, too, "due to tax issues as a result of the UK's decision to leave the EU".
Dyson moved its headquarter to Singapur. Dyson? James Dyson, a firm believer in Brexit, says the move to Singapore has nothing to do with Brexit. Hypocrisy? Of course not! And the vacuum cleaners are produced in Malaysia since 2003... Relocating the HQ will not cut staffing, the firm insisted.
Barclays has chosen the Irish capital Dublin as its post-Brexit European hub.
Drinks giant Diageo is moving its vodka production out of Scotland to Italy.
Goldman Sachs closed some of its hedge fund operations in London and moved the staff to New York.
Lloyd’s of London, the world’s biggest specialist insurance market, announced it would be seeking a new Brussels-based subsidiary.
Smiffy’s "have no choice but to protect our business by moving our headquarters to the EU."
So....
As of 10th September 2018, 35% of the companies monitored by Ernst Young had publicly confirmed to move some of their operations and/or staff from the UK to Europe.