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BOE governor defends bank ring-fencing amid government review

By Sofia Gerace ( July 22, 2025, 11:57 GMT | Insight) -- The governor of the Bank of England has defended keeping the UK's ring-fencing regime that separates banks' retail and investment divisions after the government said it was reviewing the rules as part of a wider bid to help the financial sector boost economic growth. Although major UK lenders have lobbied the government to scrap the ring-fencing rules, BOE Governor Andrew Bailey said they were an important part of the structure of the banking system. The governor of the Bank of England has defended keeping the UK's ring-fencing regime that separates banks' retail and investment divisions after the government said it was reviewing the rules as part of a wider bid to help the financial sector boost economic growth....

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