The Brexit could certainly mark a turning point for Europe. As Jürgen Habermas, the German philosopher, put it in the German weekly newspaper “Die ZEIT”: “I didn’t expect populism to beat capitalism in its country of origin.
In view of the banking sector’s existential importance for the UK and the media and political power of the City of London, it seemed unlikely that questions surrounding identity would triumph over other interests.”1 We were all in the financial sector somewhat confused on the morning of 24 June and probably still are, given the many unanswered questions we are now facing.