Regulator Cautions Banks to Prepare for Brexit Amid Uncertainty

Regulator Cautions Banks to Prepare for Brexit Amid Uncertainty
The sun sets behind the Canary Wharf financial district of London, Britain, on Dec. 7, 2018. Simon Dawson/Reuters
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FRANKFURT, Germany—European banks should prepare themselves and their customers for the risk of an abrupt departure by Britain from the European Union, one of the bloc’s top regulators warned on Dec. 17.

Flagging its concerns for financial stability as well as the readiness of “smaller ... institutions”, the European Banking Authority urged lenders to have “effective contingency planning” and tell customers how Brexit would affect them.