Irish Said Chasing Standard Chartered, RBS as Brexit Vote Nears
- Other banks said to be approached by IDA investment agency
- IDA proposes banks move trading, support staff from U.K.
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The Irish government is targeting banks including Standard Chartered Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc as it seeks to lure finance jobs to the country should the U.K. opt to exit the European Union, people familiar with the discussions said.
IDA Ireland, the foreign investment agency, has already pitched to U.K. and international lenders including Standard Chartered about relocating hundreds of traders and support staff, the people said, asking not to be identified as the discussions were private. The agency is pushing towns like Shannon in western Ireland as ideal destinations for administrative employees because they offer low costs and ample office space, one of the people said.