Monday 8 July 2013

Reckless bankers to face jail threat

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com


City of London skylineThe Parliamentary Commission was highly critical of aspects of the banking industry


The government has said it will support most of the recommendations produced by the Parliamentary Commission for Banking Standards.


Top of the list will be a new criminal offence of reckless misconduct by top bankers, with a possible jail term.


Banker bonuses are to be deferred by up to 10 years, and could be repayable if the bank has to be bailed out.


But the government did not agree to toughen limits on banks' risk-taking or to scrap its bank holding company.


The Commission had called for a much tougher "leverage ratio" for banks - a measure that limits the total amount of loans and investments a bank can make relative to the amount of capital the bank holds to absorb losses on those assets.


It also recommended the abolition of UK Financial Investments - the government's holding company for its stakes in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group - which the Commission described as a "fig leaf" for government intervention in the banking sector.





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