BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.2B
- Private
- UK
Dow Jones Description
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom. Sometimes known as the 'Old Lady' of Threadneedle Street, the Bank was founded in 1694, nationalised on 1 March 1946, and gained independence in 1997. Standing at the centre of the UK's financial system, the Bank is committed to promoting and maintaining monetary and financial stability as its contribution to a healthy economy.
Executive Director, Banking & Chief Cashier
Andrew BaileyNumber of Employees 1,639
NAICS Code Monetary Authorities-Central Bank: 521110
Recent Events
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FTSE 100 up 0.83%
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Euro Stocks Rally After US Economic Reports
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Europe shares hit 1-week closing high on U.S. data
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Dollar hovers near 1-year low ahead of Fed meeting
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BoE could cut rate paid on bank reserves
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Europe Heeds Cautious Central Banks
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U.K.: Banks 'Too Big to Fail' Are Too Big
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BoE appoints Bailey head of Special Resolution Unit
News & Analysis
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GMAC-RFC introduces its improved competitive rates.(GMAC Residential Funding Corp.)(Brief article)
GMAC-RFC, the UK's 10th largest mortgage lender, has reviewed its Partners product range and is replacing current mainstream and self-certification discount rates with new Bank of England base rate trackers, in a bid to offer more competitive rates. GMAC said in the current market...
Don Pumsey: at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
I suppose there must be some Morrisons bosses who can read and have a bank account. And of those there must be some who chose to keep their whippet-track winnings in Northern Rock. So, by extension, it can't be ruled out that, queuing this week outside its Cleethorpes or Huddersfield...
Tipton passes on rate bonus.
n The Bank of England's decision to increase the base rate will benefit every variable rate saver at the Tipton & Coseley Building Society. The society has announced that the Bank's 0.25 percentage point increase is being passed on in full on every tier...
New Product - Pink, CHL deal to aid self-employed.
PINK Home Loans has announced a new self-certification mortgage product in association with Capital Home Loans, available exclusively to the self-employed and with an interest rate of 0.99 percentage points above the Bank of England base rate for the term of the loan. Early...
Bank changes rules in advance of A-day.
The Bank of England pension fund has taken significant steps in preparation for A-day in April next year. Under proposed changes to the scheme, members of the Bank of England pension fund will be able to continue working at the bank after retirement under...
Boom time predicted
Bank of England governor Mervyn King has said the North East could see a boom from the dramatic increase in oil prices. On a visit to the region, Mr King said the area was in a good position to benefit from the increased spending power of oil-rich nations. ...
News: Politicians should not run pensions, says think-tank.
The current UK pension system should be overhauled and the responsibility for running it handed to an independent body, according to a report published by financial services think-tank the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation. John Godfrey, author of the report, said that...
Germany's Mediocre Performance
There has been much speculation about what could possibly be influencing the mediocre performance of Germany's economy going well back into the 90s. The Bank of England BoE obviously has a vested interest in understanding this phenomenon because of the importance of Germany as a trading partner, and therefore as...
News Just In... : Derbyshire Council to seek single external custodian after withdrawals.
ABN Amro Mellon is under threat as custodian at a billion pound local authority pension scheme after the fund decided to consolidate its external custody provision. The GBP1.375bn Derbyshire County Council scheme announced its decision to tender for a custodian after two of its...
Vent your spleen
Figures released by the Bank of England have shown that, collectively, British consumers owe more than a trillion pounds in mortgages, overdrafts, personal loans, HP and credit cards etc. This household debt exceeds that of the cumulative total of Africa, Asia and Latin America and is cause for concern. Clearly...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| Andrew Bailey | Executive Director, Banking & Chief Cashier |
| Charles Bean | Executive Director and Chief Economist |
| Spencer Dale | Executive Director, Chief Economist |
| John Footman | Executive Director, Central Services |
| Nigel Jenkinson | Executive Director, Financial Stability |
| Paul Fisher | Executive Director, Markets |
| Paul Tucker | Executive Director, Markets |
| Adrian Piper | Agent |
| Chris Brown | Agent |
| Christopher Bailey | Agent |
| David Buffham | Agent |
| George Sampson | |
| Graham Nicholson | |
| Herbert Baker | |
| John Bartlett | Agent |
| John Soane | |
| John Whitley | Agent |
| John Young | Agent |
| Juliet Wheldon | |
| Kevin Butler | Agent |
| Paul Fullerton | Agent |
| Peter Andrews | Agent |
| Phil Eckersley | Agent |
| Timothy Besley | Professor |
| Tony Strachan | Agent |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Charles Goodhart | Chairman |
| Andrew Sentance | Board of Directors |
| David Blanchflower | Board of Directors |
| Harrison Young | Board of Directors |
| Kate Barker | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Executive Director, Banking & Chief Cashier | Current |
| Allgold of Sevenoaks | Current | |
| Bank of England | Board of Directors | Current |
| Risk Limited | Senior Manager | Former |
| The London School of Economics | Research Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Executive Director and Chief Economist | Current |
| Bank of England | Board of Directors | Current |
| The London School of Economics | Lecturer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Executive Director, Chief Economist | Current |
| Bank of England | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Executive Director, Central Services | Current |
| Bank of England | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Executive Director, Financial Stability | Current |
| Bank of England | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of Birmingham | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Executive Director, Markets | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Executive Director, Markets | Current |
| Bank of England | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Agent | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Agent | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Agent | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Agent | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Current |
Graham Nicholson qualified with Freshfields in September 1971 and became a partner in 1980 while working in the firm's New York office. He helped establish the firm's first Asian office in Singapore later that year and, following his return to London, became departmental managing partner of the company department in 1986 (which later divided to become the corporate and finance departments). Graham was also managing partner of the firm between 1990 and 1993, before returning to full time practice. Graham's work has spanned a wide range of the firm's clients over the years. Most recently he has been well known for his work with a range of financial institutions clients, such as the London Stock Exchange on its listing, offers and proposed offers in recent years; Zurich Financial Services on a wide range of transactions, and Lloyd's and Equitas on the reconstruction of the Lloyd's insurance market in 1996 and the subsequent progress of Equitas. He is also relationship partner for Rolls Royce. Graham read law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and attended the Advanced Manager Program at Harvard Business School in 1990.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rolls Royce | Partner | Current |
| Bank of England | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Bank of England | Agent | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Bank of England | Agent | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Agent | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Current | |
| Depart-Ment | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Agent | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Agent | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Agent | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Agent | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Professor | Current |
| The London School of Economics | Professor of Economics and Political Science | Current |
| Voxeu.Org | Current | |
| Econometric Society | Fellow | Current |
| University of Oxford | Former | |
| Econometric Society | Chair | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Agent | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Chairman | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Airways | Chief Economist | Former |
| British Airways | Head of Environmental Affairs | Former |
| The London School of Economics | Former | |
| Society of Business Economists | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of England | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Labor Company | Fellow | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Bank of England | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Bank of England | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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Glance-PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Aug 26
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BoE Bean-cbanks need tools to tackle asset prices
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BOE's King Sought Even More Stimulus
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Division within BOE surprises markets
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BoE split on size of monetary stimulus
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BoE split on QE stimulus rise; King wanted more
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UPDATE 3-BoE split on QE stimulus rise; King wanted more
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UPDATE 2-UK cbankers split on stimulus rise; King wanted more
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UK cbankers split on stimulus rise; King wanted more
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BoE split on 50 bln QE increase, King wanted 75 bln
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UPDATE 1-BoE split on 50 bln QE increase, King wanted 75 bln
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UK Business Credit Availability Is Hitting Consumers Too
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BOE Aug Minutes: Governor King Voted For GBP200 Billion Bond Buying
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BoE MPC voted 6-3 for 50 bln QE increase, King wanted 75 bln
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RPT-PREVIEW-BoE QE vote seen unanimous; fireworks if any split
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PREVIEW-BoE QE vote seen unanimous; fireworks if any split
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UPDATE 1-BoE's Sentance sees UK return to growth in '09-paper
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Is Britain's Economy on the Mend?
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King raises stakes in UK inflation gamble
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The impact of quantitative easing: When to call a halt
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