The end of foreign banks in the UK?

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It could be clamp-down time for foreign banks. The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has warned that overseas non-EU banks that have UK-based branches may be banned from operating in the future. Currently foreign banks do not have to comply with full UK regulatory standards, and can operate more or less as they do on home turf. Is the move needed?

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