Treasury looks to clarify crisis responsibilities
Story date: 2007-09-25 01:31:00
Added on: 2007-09-25 22:08:03
Financial Times - The current regulatory system was established in 1997 when the Bank of England was given independence to set interest rates and its powers of supervision for individual banks were transferred to the FSA. As ministers and officials debate possible ...
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