Surprise at let-off for UK bank chiefs

Britain's chief financial regulator Andrew Bailey, said it was "more than odd" that the chairmen and chief executives who were at the helm of the country's failed banks had avoided formal charges.

By InvestSMART ·
17 Apr 2013

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Britain's chief financial regulator Andrew Bailey, said it was "more than odd" that the chairmen and chief executives who were at the helm of the country's failed banks had avoided formal charges.

Surprise at let-off for UK bank chiefs

Britain's chief financial regulator Andrew Bailey, said it was "more than odd" that the chairmen and chief executives who were at the helm of the country's failed banks had avoided formal charges.

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