Bloomberg Days before a referendum that seemed to be in the bag for David Cameron, a YouGov Plc poll suddenly showed the “Leave” side ahead. The pound plunged, the prime minister panicked — then Scotland voted to stay in the U.K. by a 10-point margin. Two years on, and British voters are preparing to decide whether to leave the …

  Bloomberg Rothschild & Co., part of the banking dynasty focused on advising on mergers, is buying Compagnie Financiere Martin Maurel to expand its wealth-management and lending operations for French families and entrepreneurs. The boards of both companies support the deal, which needs approval from shareholders and regulators, according to a joint statement on Monday. Marseille-based Martin Maurel has received …

  Bloomberg Iceland erected new defenses to block fast money from chasing western Europe’s highest interest rates as the nation prepares to dismantle the last remnants of capital controls that have existed since 2008. Over the weekend, the small north Atlantic island set reserve requirements for new offshore investors forcing them to keep a substantial part of their holdings in …