John McFall
De Larosière: don’t rush regulatory reform
Former governor of the Banque de France warns governments against rapid change for the finance industry
Crisis demands a common voice: UK's McFall
John McFall, the chairman of Britain's Treasury Committee, tells CentralBankNews.com why the financial crisis means central bankers will have to change the way they speak.
A book launch to remember
One of those events that London does so well took place Thursday, 1 May, at the London School of Economics (LSE) where there was a short debate and a longer drinks party to launch 'Global Financial Regulation - The Essential Guide', written by Howard…
Economy not policy accounts for differences: King
The marked contrast in the responses of the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank to the credit crunch is down to divergences in the economic conditions facing each central bank rather than policy stances, Mervyn King, the…
BoE should have helped earlier: Rock chief
Adam Applegath, the chief executive of Northern Rock, said on Tuesday that injections by the Bank of England earlier on could have mitigated Northern Rock's problems.
Embattled King blames legislation for reticence
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, says the central bank is "hemmed in" by legislation, which "made it almost impossible for us to act as a lender of last resort in the way that I would prefer."
King refuses to aid markets
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, said on Wednesday that he believed providing additional liquidity against a wider range of collateral and over longer periods "sows the seeds of a future financial crisis".