LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - The main campaign group seekingto get Britain out of the European Union at a referendum inJune said more than 100 executives from Britain's financialservices industry had signed a public letter backing theso-called Brexit campaign.
"Assuming good political leadership and an effectiveregulatory environment, we believe that the City is most likelyto strengthen its lead as the world's largest internationalfinancial centre, and continue to make a major contribution tothe UK economy and employment, outside the EU but with continuedaccess to its capital markets," the letter said.
The list of signatories included Crispin Odey, a foundingpartner at Odey Asset Management, Peter Hargreaves at investmentfirm Hargreaves Lansdown, Paul Marshall, chairman of MarshallWace and Michael Geoghegan, a former CEO of bank HSBC. (Writing by William Schomberg; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)