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22 May 2013
Plans to curb bonus amounts in the financial services sector would affect a greater number of bankers than had been anticipated, an expert has said.
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22 Apr 2013
The UK Government is challenging a proposed financial transaction tax (FTT) between 11 EU member states, saying that the plans do not respect the rights of countries not participating in the regime.
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18 Apr 2013
The international task force chaired by the UK's chief financial regulator has published draft "principles" intended to "strengthen the reliability and integrity of benchmarks used in the financial markets".
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17 Apr 2013
Stricter capital requirements and more stringent supervision will apply to European banks from the start of next year after the European Parliament voted through a "comprehensive" programme of banking reform.
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09 Apr 2013
Business Secretary Vince Cable is considering whether it would be possible to disqualify three former directors of HBOS from holding similar positions in future, according to press reports, following last week's publication of a highly critical report...
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14 Mar 2013
Sir John Vickers has praised the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (PCBS) for developing further the momentum behind UK banking reform.
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12 Mar 2013
Parts of the Government's proposals for reform of the banking industry remain "extremely weak", according to a committee of MPs and peers.
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01 Mar 2013
Plans to put constraints on the levels of bonuses that can be awarded to bank staff would have huge implications for HR departments and could end up driving talented employees away from London-based institutions, legal experts have warned.
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12 Feb 2013
Stricter regulation of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market could come into force as soon as next month after the European Parliament backtracked on plans to vote against the new rules.
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05 Feb 2013
Banks which break new rules forcing them to separate their retail operations from their investment activities behind a 'ring fence' could be forcibly broken up by regulators, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has confirmed.
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