Bank of England

Legal issues could be resolved for Federal Reserve to set negative interest rates, Janet Yellen says

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said it is possible to set negative interest rates after som...

Feb 11, 2016 01:56 AM EST

U.S. contacts UK FX trader over Bank of England meeting: source

The U.S Department of Justice has requested an interview with a senior London-based currency trader ...

May 14, 2015 10:40 AM EDT

G20 watchdog to study bond market liquidity, asset managers

The global financial system is safer but there is no room for complacency because of concerns about ...

Mar 27, 2015 04:06 AM EDT

Court upholds British challenge to ECB policy on clearing houses

The European Union's second-highest court has ruled the European Central Bank (ECB) was wrong to ins...

Mar 04, 2015 08:29 AM EST

Bank of England may look into HSBC tax case

The Bank of England may look into allegations that Europe's biggest bank HSBC helped clients to avoi...

Feb 13, 2015 08:24 AM EST

Lawmakers say UK losing clout in shaping EU financial rules

Britain's clout in the European Union is weakening just when plans for a capital markets union prese...

Feb 02, 2015 07:41 AM EST

UK banks urge regulator to speed up ringfencing rules

Britain's banks have asked the financial regulator to speed up finalizing new rules to protect their...

Jan 07, 2015 02:58 AM EST

Britain's state-backed banks scrape through stress tests

The Bank of England gave Britain's state-backed lenders a narrow pass in its debut annual stress tes...

Dec 17, 2014 03:16 AM EST

Co-op Bank says no need to raise capital after fails test

Britain's Co-operative Bank said it would not need to raise capital after failing a Bank of England ...

Dec 16, 2014 02:50 AM EST

New rules proposed to put an end to "too big to fail" banks

Global regulators on Monday proposed new rules to ensure that bank creditors rather than taxpayers p...

Nov 10, 2014 08:37 AM EST

Global regulators to fast-track bank leverage rule

Global regulators will fast-track work on finalizing a key benchmark to measure bank capital even as...

Oct 20, 2014 10:54 AM EDT

UK chancellor to announce proposed legislation to criminalize benchmark rigging

The UK Treasury released a statement today detailing the British government's plans to amend existin...

Jun 12, 2014 01:32 PM EDT

Bank of England proposes amendments to employee contracts to combat misbehaving bankers

The Bank of England believed that bonus clawbacks are an effective way to discourage bankers or seni...

Mar 13, 2014 02:10 PM EDT

Bank of England launches probe on officials condoning currency manipulation

Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority Chief Executive Officer Andrew Bailey denied alleg...

Feb 11, 2014 05:18 PM EST