UK banks eye changes

Sep.24 – Britain’s banks will be subject to a wide-ranging probe that will examine the possible break-up of retail and investment banks and ways to boost competition.Matt Cowan Reuters


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  1. What threat is confronting British banks?
  2. Who is behind the panel?
  3. Which noun is used to describe the investigations the panel will carry out?
  4. When was the ICB set up?
  5. What does the ICB hope to find out?
  6. Which options are being favoured by the ICB?
  7. What needs careful analysis?
  8. How can riskier parts of the banks be made ‘free to fail’?
  9. Who welcomed the ICB’s initial plan?
  10. What must not be affected by any future proposals?