According to EY’s 2016 European attractiveness survey, foreign direct investment (FDI) into Europe hit a record high with 5,083 FDI projects in 2015 (up by 14% year-on-year), leading to the creation of 217,666 new jobs (+17%). However, polling of investor intentions reflect Brexit fears with just 36% of the international companies it interviewed now felt the UK would become more attractive as an investment destination over the next three years, sharply down from 54% last year.