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Brexit is sideshow, consumer debt bigger challenge: Pyrford

Banks risk becoming too complacent in consumer lending after years of low defaults and falling unemployment

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PYRFORD International Ltd chief executive officer Tony Cousins says he's avoiding UK banking and retail stocks because the country's economy is set to weaken as consumer debt piles up.

That's a bigger problem than Brexit, says Mr Cousins, who is also chief investment officer of Pyrford, the European arm of BMO Global Asset Management.

"The UK has a lot of challenges. The one that most people talk about is Brexit, which I think is not insignificant, but it's a bit of a sideshow," he said in a...

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