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UK regulator on the future of banking: "The costs of doing business will be higher"

by Olaf Storbeck on 16/08/2012

Banking District (Photo credit: bsterling)
I recently interviewed Paul Sharma, Director of Policy at the …

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Tagged as Bank, banking crisis, banking regulation, European Economic Area, Financial services, Lehman brothers, Libor, light touch regulation, London, London Interbank Offered Rate, Northern Rock, Paul Sharma, ringfencing, Too Big to Fail


  • Olaf Storbeck



    Olaf Storbeck, born 1974 , is a columnist at Reuters Breakingviews. Based in London, he covers Germany, the euro zone and economics. Before joining Breakingviews in November 2012, he was with Handelsblatt, Germany’s business and financial daily, for twelve years.
    Opinions expressed here are personal.
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