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Where there's a (living) will
Living wills have quickly emerged as a new measure to ensure banks are better prepared for the next crisis. But clear definitions of exactly what information they should contain and how they should be drawn up do not exist.
Inflation outlook volatile, BoE warns
UK inflation will be “unusually volatile” in the coming months and could fall below 1% in the autumn, the Bank of England said in its quarterly inflation report today.
BoE allocates extra £50 billion for asset purchases
The Bank of England (BoE) will expand its asset purchase facility, or ‘quantitative easing’, by £50 billion to £175 billion, it said today.
Bank of England to buy up commercial paper
The Bank of England yesterday announced its intention to buy asset-backed commercial paper from struggling UK companies in a continuing effort to increase the flow of credit, starting on Monday August 3.
The future of systemic risk supervision
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'We will abolish the failed tripartite system' says UK Conservative white paper
UK opposition party pledges to fold the FSA into the Bank of England if elected
UK Treasury gives FSA new powers
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UK government moves to resolve supervisory turf war
In his long-awaited banking white paper published today, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has attempted to draw a distinction between the tripartite authorities, creating a Council for Financial Stability to promote better co-ordination of…
UK chancellor warns bankers off a return to excess
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New special resolution head at Bank of England
Andrew Bailey has been appointed head of the Bank of England's Special Resolution Unit.
Bank of England calls for "credible threat of closure"
In its latest Financial Stability Report, released today, the Bank of England has emphasised the need for banks to face "a credible threat of closure", and recommended higher capital and liquidity reserves.
US regulatory reforms will target the big players
The Obama administration’s proposals on regulatory reform make it clear that, in future, size will matter to the regulation of US financial firms.
Bank of England releases annual report
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OTC trade repository plan faces hurdles
Financial authorities in the US and Europe have advocated the introduction of a central trade repository to gather data on the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market, but there is concern that multiple repositories could do more harm than good.
UK inflation will stay low for some time, BoE says
UK inflation will drop below the Bank of England's (BoE) 2% target later this year and remain there "for the medium term", the central bank said in its quarterly inflation report, published today.