In its report on “The FSA’s report into the failure of RBS”, the Treasury Committee recommends that:
“that Government include an explicit requirement for the Prudential Regulation Authority to approve major bank acquisitions and mergers in forthcoming legislation and that HM Treasury, working with the relevant public bodies, report on the legislative or other changes it proposes to make to the current regime regulating acquisitions in the banking sector”.
The Treasury Committee’s report is here (pdf), with a summary here.
Excerpts from the summary:
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