Treasury Select Committee
Libor still not "fraud-free", says US regulatorThe Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said today that the way the Libor interbank lending rate is set is still not working correctly. |
Mark Carney preparing major policy review at Bank of EnglandAppearing before a Treasury Select Committee, the incoming Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney presented himself as someone with a consensual style of leadership. |
MPC non-decision on QE and rates upstaged by Carney's TSC debutThe Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has kept QE at £375b and base rate at 0.50% but its decision has been upstaged by new governor Mark Carney's appearance before MPs. |
Mark Carney appears before MPs at Treasury Select CommitteeThe next governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, is appearing before MPs at a Treasury Select Committee to answer questions on his views on monetary policy. |
MPs warn Osborne to stick to March budget for tax changesThe Treasury select Committee believes the chancellor, George Osborne should introduce tax changes in March not in his Autumn Statement. |
Tyrie slams BofE reports as "well short of what is required"The Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, Andrew Tyrie has criticsed the publication of three reports on the Bank of England's role in the financial crisis as "too little, too late". |
MPs call on banks to check IT systems after RBS meltdownA Treasury Select Committee, led by Andrew Tyrie MP says that the RBS IT meltdown affected businesses as well as individuals. He praised the response of RBS boss Stephen Hester but said other banks must check their systems. |
TSC Libor report slams FSA and Bob DiamondThe Treasury Select Committee has published its preliminary findings of its investigation into the Libor rate rigging scandal and criticises the role of the FSA and the testimony of Bob Diamond. |
Del Missier: Diamond instructed me to submit false Libor ratesFormer Barclays chief operating officer, Jerry Del Missier told MPs yesterday that he was instructed by Bob Diamond to submit false Libor interbank submissions. |
Bob Diamond responds to Tyrie's claim he was "less than candid"Bob Diamond has written a letter to the Treasury Select Committee defending his performance at last week's hearing after chairman, Andrew Tyrie said he had been "less than candid" in some of his answers. |
Tucker tells TSC BoE did not sanction Libor fixingThe deputy governor of the Bank of England has told MPs that the Bank of England did not sanction Libor fixing and that the bank was not leaned upon by ministers to get Libor reduced in October 2008. |
Paul Tucker to face TSC Libor questioningThe Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Paul Tucker, will answer questions from MPs at a Treasury Select Committee this afternoon on Libor and a key conversation he had with Bob Diamond. |
Serious Fraud Office launches investigation into Libor fixingThe Serious Fraud Office has confirmed that it is to launch a formal criminal investigation into the Libor interbank rate-rigging scandal. |
What next for Bob Diamond and the Libor investigation?Bob Diamond appeared before MPs yesterday and left with many questions unanswered. The deputy governor of the Bank of England, Paul Tucker will appear soon and his appearance could cast Diamond's testimony in a new light. |
Diamond admits he only knew scale of Libor fixing a month agoIn his evidence to MP's today Barclays former boss, Bob Diamond says the Libor manipulation by traders was "reprehensible" and made him "physically sick." |
Bob Diamond to face MPs over Barclays Libor fixingThe former chief executive of Barclays, Bob Diamond, is to face MPs at a Treasury Select Committee over his role in the Libor interbank rate-rigging scandal and his testimony could implicate others. |
'Free' banking costs UK customers "£9bn a year"The Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, Andrew Tyrie MP says regulators should "remove obstacles stopping banks from charging." |
Has QE harmed pensions?Has the Bank of England's quantitative easing policy harmed pension incomes as suggested by a Treasury committee budget report published this week or is the criticism overstated? |
QE and monetary policy penalising pensioners and savers, say MPsThe Government should compensate pensioners and savers who have been affected by quantitative easing (QE) and record low interest rates, according to MPs. |
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