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Tag Archives: banking reform
Does Britain need the City?
The British governing class has reacted furiously to the European Parliament’s attempt to limit bankers’ bonuses. Once again their central argument is that it is a threat the wholesale financial services businesses that are based in the City of London, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics & Finance, Politics UK
Tagged banking reform, City of London, economics, financial markets
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Behind the theatrics on Barclays, what needs to be done?
Predictably enough the Barclays Libor scandal is generating rampant theatrics amongst both journalists and politicians. It is not easy to keep grip on what actually matters. And yet this is vital when it comes to deciding what the next steps … Continue reading
Posted in Economics & Finance, Politics UK
Tagged banking reform, Barclays Bank, Ed Balls, investment banking, Libor scandal
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Barclays scandal: culture isn’t the problem, it’s the money
City traders live in a world of their own. After the news of Barclays Bank’s fine for falsifying LIBOR returns, its share price rose slightly. The scandal had been rumbling on for months, and they were relieved that it had … Continue reading
Posted in Economics & Finance, Politics UK
Tagged banking, banking reform, Barclays Bank, investment banking, Vickers Commission
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Occupy: a difficult bandwagon to ride
There was a strained moment at last night’s dinner at the National Liberal Club for the London Liberal Democrats, when the party was challenged by a member over the Occupy protests at the City of London. Both the guest speaker, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics & Finance, Politics UK, World
Tagged banking reform, David Cameron, economics, Ed Miliband, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, Occupy
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Taming the banks: two views from the FT
Oh the shame of the FT’s paywall! Yesterday the paper presented a wonderful view of the debate on the UK banking reforms proposed by the Vickers Commission with two opinion pieces under the title Taming the banks, long overdue or … Continue reading
Posted in Economics & Finance, Politics UK
Tagged banking, banking reform, euro crisis, FT, investment banking, John Kay, Martin Jacomb, Vickers Commission
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British banks shoot themselves in the foot.
Oh dear! The Vickers review on banking reform hasn’t been published yet, and the news is full of people taking positions and what it might or might not recommend. I have a lot of sympathy with our Prime Minister, who … Continue reading
Posted in Economics & Finance, Politics UK
Tagged banking, banking reform, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, Matthew Green
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Vickers Commission: so far, so good
I have deliberately paused before commenting on the interim report of the Vickers Commission on UK banking reform. I wanted to read more about it; it didn’t help that the post office delivered my Economist several days late. Unfortunately I … Continue reading
Posted in Economics & Finance, Politics UK
Tagged banking, banking reform, investment banking, John Kay, Vickers Commission
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Get ready for a big fight over bank reform
The recent shenanigans over the government deal with the banks (project Merlin) now make more sense, following Anthony Hilton’s revelation in the Evening Standard (reported here in Lib Dem Voice). The deal was weak on the banks because the banks … Continue reading