Fine words from the UK chancellor but let’s see the detail
The UK chancellor has announced plans to smarten up the banking regulatory system to make sure there is no repeat of the Northern Rock disaster. The plans to strengthen deposit insurance and liquidity supervision are steps in the right direction — but that was obvious. If Alistair Darling gets the detail wrong, the whole thing could be useless — or worse.
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