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View article: The second financial services revolution? The quiet politics of open banking reform in the UK
The second financial services revolution? The quiet politics of open banking reform in the UK Open
Open banking was heralded as the key to promoting competition in UK retail banking markets. After a slow start the post-pandemic uptake of open banking tools suggested that a second financial services revolution was indeed underway. Yet by…
View article: Shape-shifters, chameleons and recognitional politics: The asset management industry and financial regulation
Shape-shifters, chameleons and recognitional politics: The asset management industry and financial regulation Open
The asset management industry is becoming a systemic feature of global finance, yet has evaded regulators’ efforts to designate its largest firms as systemically important institutions. How has this been achieved? We use as our example Bla…
View article: Bank power and public policy since the financial crisis
Bank power and public policy since the financial crisis Open
Despite much commentary in the media and the popular assumption that the banking industry exerts undue influence on government policy-making, the academic literature on the role of the banks since the 2008 financial crisis remains theoreti…
View article: EU ring-fencing and the defence of too-big-to-fail banks
EU ring-fencing and the defence of too-big-to-fail banks Open
Bank ring-fencing is an important post-crisis regulatory response to the moral hazard dilemma surrounding too-big-to-fail banks. Since national governments bore the worst of the costs of rescuing the largest banks, it is reasonable to expe…
View article: EU ring-fencing and the defence of too-big-to-fail banks
EU ring-fencing and the defence of too-big-to-fail banks Open
Bank ring-fencing is an important post-crisis regulatory response to the moral hazard dilemma surrounding too-big-to-fail banks. Since national governments bore the worst of the costs of rescuing the largest banks, it is reasonable to expe…