London's Canary Wharf banks on new rail line to prevent exodus of lenders

Published Sun, Aug 21, 2016 · 09:50 PM

London

WAY up in One Canada Square, in the Canary Wharf financial district, a map of post-Brexit London is flashing.

The electronic model on the 30th floor traces the route of a new rail line that George Iacobescu, captain of Canary Wharf Group plc, hopes will prevent an exodus of bankers from his vast development east of the City of London.