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Lilley Report: Three Large and Festive Cheers for Parliament

Iain Anderson | Posted 17.02.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Vickers Report, Vickers, Independent Commission on Banking, Iain Anderson, Lilley Report, Bank of England, Icb, Cicero Consulting, UK Business, UK Politics News
Iain Anderson

The Lilley Report on the Draft Financial Services Bill, produced even without final sight of the government response to Vickers, is an excellent sign of effective legislation scrutiny.

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Cable Says The Banks Will Be Ring-Fenced As Proposed By Vickers

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 18.12.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Independent Commission on Banking, Vince Cable, Banking Crisis, British Banks, Vickers Report, UK News, George Osborne, Treasury, HM Treasury, UK Politics News

The Business Secretary Vince Cable has revealed that the government will tomorrow accept in full the recommendation to ring-fence Britain's banks. Th...

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Does Northern Rock's Sale Herald the Coming of a New 'Challenger Bank'?

Mike Robb | Posted 17.01.2012 | UK
Read More: Virgin, Richard Branson, Icb, George Osborne, Cicero Group, Virgin Money, Banking, Northern Rock, Independent Commission on Banking, UK Business, UK News
Mike Robb

We've heard it time and again in 2011 - the UK retail banking sector needs a new kid on the block to challenge the big five.

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Wrong lessons are learned from the UBS losses at Delta One trading: ring-fencing is not the answer

Ismail Erturk | Posted 03.12.2011 | UK
Read More: Investment Banks, Independent Commission on Banking, Ubs, Banking Reform, Vickers Report, Retail Banking, UK News
Ismail Erturk

The supporters of the UK Independent Commission on Banking's report saw the $2 bn. losses last week at UBS from the allegedly fraudulent behaviour of ...

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Banking Reforms Should Be 'All Or Nothing' Commission Says

PA | Posted 28.11.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Pa, Independent Commission on Banking, Banking Crisis, UK News, UK Politics News

A far-reaching package of reforms for the banking sector should be implemented on an "all or nothing" basis, according to the commission whi...

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Former City Minister: ICB Have Swallowed Banking Lobby Lines On Reform

PA | Press Association | Posted 15.11.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Icb, Lord Myners, Independent Commission on Banking, Sir John Vickers, George Osborne, UK Treasury, UK Politics News

Former City minister Lord Myners has torn into reforms announced on Monday aimed at preventing another banking crisis. The Labour peer said the Ind...

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Vince Cable: Banks Should Use 'Lavish Payment' Pots To Fund Reforms

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons, Chris Wimpress & Paul Vale | Posted 12.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Independent Commission on Banking, Banking, Vince Cable, Banks, Sir John Vickers, Ed Balls, George Osborne, UK News

Business Secretary Vince Cable has dismissed the costs to the banks over the implementation of Sir John Vickers’ Independent Commission on Banking. ...

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Bank Reforms: Reaction From Westminster, The City And The High Street

Posted 12.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Independent Commission on Banking, Banking, Vince Cable, Banks, Sir John Vickers, Ed Balls, George Osborne, UK News

Proposals to ring-fence banks' high street retail arms from their riskier investment outfits have been broadly welcomed by politicians, but industry v...

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Bank Shares Fall Following Publication Of Reform Package

PA | Posted 12.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Banking, Independent Commission on Banking, Hscb, Rbs, Sir John Vickers, Lloyds, UK News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Britain's biggest banks have seen their shares fall after a Government-appointed commission unveiled a far-reaching reform packag...

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City and Politicians React To Banking Reform Report

Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons & Chris Wimpress | Posted 11.11.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Icb, Ed-Miliband, UK Politics, Independent Commission on Banking, Financial Crisis, Vince Cable, Sir John Vickers, George Osborne, UK Politics News

An independent report into banking has recommended some of the most significant changes to the sector in decades. The final report of Sir John Vick...

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Guardian: Barclays Boss Makes Last-Ditch Plea To Halt Bank Reform

www.guardian.co.uk | Posted 01.11.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Independent Commission on Banking, Banking Reform, Bob Diamond, George Osborne, Barclays, UK Economy, UK Politics News

Bob Diamond, chief executive of Barclays, is to hold talks with chancellor George Osborne on Friday as bankers mount a last-ditch effort to delay impl...

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Government Would Be 'Barking Mad' To Reform Banks

PA | Posted 30.10.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Independent Commission on Banking, Banks, Banking Crisis, Banking Reform, Cbi, Confederation of British Industry, UK Politics News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Darkening clouds over the UK economy mean the Government would be "barking mad" to press ahead with proposals to reform the banki...

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Banking Reforms 'Must Be Delayed'

Posted 29.10.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Independent Commission on Banking, George Osborne, British Bankers' Association, Angela Knight, UK Economy, UK Politics News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Plans to reform the banking sector should be put on hold until the economy has recovered and taxpayers have been repaid for baili...

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