NatWest kick-starts Brexit swaps transfer
Bank follows Barclays and UBS with plans to continue serving EU clients as ‘no-deal’ looms
NatWest Markets has become the third UK-based dealer to seek court approval for a big-bang transfer of swaps contracts to an EU27 subsidiary, as it seeks to ensure it can continue serving European clients in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Barclays and UBS filed their own plans with UK courts in October.
Other banks are said to have laid the groundwork for the same kind of transfer – described in
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