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BoE may force banks to use buffers in a crisis, official says

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England may oblige all banks to tap their capital buffer...

14th July, 2022

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EU financial services chief calls for compromise on bank capital

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – European Union financial services chief Mairead McGuinness on Tuesda...

14th June, 2022

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UK banks no longer too big to fail, says BoE

By Iain Withers and Sinchita Mitra LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is satisfied lenders have...

10th June, 2022

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ECB tells banks to buckle up as Ukraine war hits economy

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has told banks to buckle up and prepare for a bumpy...

18th May, 2022

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Swiss press freedom dealt blow in bid for overhaul of bank secrecy rules

By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) -Lawmakers blocked a bid to overhaul strict Swiss banking...

6th May, 2022

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Bank of England sketches out lighter regime for small banks

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Banks in Britain with no more than 15 billion pounds ($19 billion) i...

29th April, 2022

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Be simple in bank capital, Bank of England tells global regulators

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The complex system of bank capital buffers could be radically simpli...

26th April, 2022

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ECB objects to EU’s plan to water down banking rules

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers should not grant banks exceptions from new global rul...

25th March, 2022

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Bank of England questions tighter bank capital rules after Ukraine invasion

By David Milliken and Huw Jones LONDON, March 24 (Reuters ) – The Bank of England said on Thursday t...

24th March, 2022

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Bank of England reviews staff financial rules after Fed ethics scandal

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is conducting an internal review into its policy on officials...

24th February, 2022

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ECB tells banks to step up defences against hacks

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is telling euro zone banks zone to step up their def...

11th February, 2022

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Bank of England urges banks to wait out EU pressure over euro clearing

LONDON (Reuters) – Banks should hold their nerve in the face of European Union pressure to shi...

15th September, 2021