Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL] 2024-25
The Bank of England has tools to manage the failure of banks. This bill would introduce a new tool to manage the failure of smaller banks.
This note provides an explanation of the historic split capital trust 'debacle' in the mid 2000's
Split Capital Investment Trusts (86 KB , PDF)
This crisis saw retail investment opportunities offered by major funds and which had purported to be safe and low risk vehicles for investment, unravel in a spectacular way. Investors saw the value of their funds decline by percentages very many times that of the decline in underlying equity markets. Investigations in the aftermath revealed structural weaknesses in the structures of the funds and accusations of a self-serving financial community.
Split Capital Investment Trusts (86 KB , PDF)
The Bank of England has tools to manage the failure of banks. This bill would introduce a new tool to manage the failure of smaller banks.
Countries that are considered to be supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine have increasingly faced US, EU and UK sanctions.
This briefing provides statistics and forecasts for household debt, guidance on how to interpret debt statistics and analysis on how debt effects the economy.