Adair Turner
BoE stability committee sets June date for first meet
Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee to meet in mid-June; governor to hold press conference
UK FSA’s Turner puts forth case for more discretion
Chairman of the Financial Services Authority Adair Turner argues discretion vital if regulators are to temper the excesses of credit cycles
UK FSA director of financial stability quits
Financial Services Authority's David Strachan will leave role in first quarter of next year; departure adds to growing list of senior figures leaving regulator
FSA’s Turner: regulator faces challenging transition period
Financial Services Authority chairman Adair Turner says restructuring of regulator will no doubt impact quality of operations
UK FSA revisits trading regulation in comprehensive review
Financial Services Authority identifies valuation, capital framework coherence and risk management as key problem areas; issues 15 recommendations to revitalise standards
Westminster spells out Bank’s importance in new regulatory structure
Bank-led committee will instruct prudential regulator and consumer body on policy; Treasury asks industry players for input on broadening new body’s objectives
FSA’s Turner: financial deepening has its limits
Financial Services Authority chairman Adair Turner says no clear relationship between financial deepening and growth in advanced economies over the past 30 years
FSA heads push back on regulator's abolition
Chairman and chief executive of the UK regulator say decision to break it up is ill-timed
Election uncertainty clouds future of FSA, Bank
Regulator could be swallowed by central bank if Conservatives win, but polls and analysts divided on most likely outcome
Fund calls for two taxes on banks
Leaked IMF interim report suggests a broad levy, and a profits and salaries tax as contingency against the risk of future government bailouts; rejects Tobin tax idea
We won’t ban prop trading: British Lord
British business secretary Peter Mandelson says Volcker rule is “too difficult” even as Washington works to turn it into law
FSA’s Turner queries faith in deep and liquid markets
Britain’s top regulator calls for a conservative approach to liquidity, arguing that excessive financial activity is liable to do more damage than good
US can go it alone on reforms: Volcker
Former Fed chairman Paul Volcker says international consensus on reform not necessary
Global rules for regulation or “catastrophe”: Trichet
ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet says international coordination is absolutely necessary in revamping regulation
FSA’s Turner wants new macroprudential body
The UK’s top regulator Adair Turner says a body other than the Bank of England is needed to implement macroprudential supervision
Narrow banking would create more instability: FSA’s Turner
Adair Turner, the head of Britain’s financial regulator, says narrow banking is not the solution because it fails to understand the root problem in the sector
FSA’s Turner is right to push for a Tobin tax
The financial sectors in mature economies grew too large in the run-up to the crisis. A Tobin tax can help prevent this from happening again, argues Costas Lapavitsas, a professor at the School for Oriental and African Studies
British banks agree to tough new code
British Bankers Association (BBA) launches new FSA financial reporting code aimed at boosting investor confidence and bank transparency
Living wills the way forward: Britain’s FSA
Britain’s Financial Services Authority also calls for higher capital and liquidity requirements
British PM says Tobin tax worth a look
Controversial tax mooted by Britain’s head regulator worth consideration, says Gordon Brown, though problems with tax havens must be solved first
Shirakawa, Fed’s Yellen and FSA’s Turner join G30
Group of Thirty adds heads of Bank of Japan, San Francisco Federal Reserve and Britain’s Financial Services Authority to its roster
UK chief regulator would consider Tobin tax
FSA chairman Adair Turner says a Tobin tax could be levied on financial firms, making City of London global hub no longer key aim
FSA's Turner pushes for tax on size
Adair Turner, the chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, has joined the growing chorus of calls for limits on banks' size.