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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World Tonight: King grilled
- 2008-07-22
BANK of England Governor Mervyn King faced a fresh grilling from MPs today in the aftermath of the Northern Rock affair. The Commons Treasury Committee launched a new inquiry after Chancellor Alistair Darling announced measures to increase Government protection offered to depositors in the event of a bank collapse from...
Darling warns of tough times ahead
- 2008-06-19
CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling has renewed calls for pay restraint in the public and private sectors to head off the danger of an inflationary spiral. In his high-profile Mansion House speech last night Mr Darling acknowledged that "times are tough", but insisted the UK would avoid recession. He told...
Darling in talks to beat credit crunch
- 2008-04-22
CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling will today meet mortgage lenders to discuss ways to help homeowners to survive the credit crunch. The Bank of England yesterday unveiled a pounds 50 billion scheme to tackle the credit crunch by allowing banks and building societies to swap their riskier mortgage-backed assets for safer...
Case of shake, rattle and Rock.
- 2008-02-21
Byline: The Lib Dem Treasury spokesman, outspoken on Northern Rock, gives his opinion on the shake-up Six months on and the financial markets and the wider economy are still reeling from the credit crunch. Whether they recover in a matter of weeks or...
Britain unveils plans to prevent fresh Northern Rock-style disaster
- 2008-01-30
LONDON AFP — Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling on Wednesday outlined proposals for a radical reform of banking regulations to prevent another Northern Rock-style crisis. Northern Rock was nearly sunk by a severe funding crisis last September when it was forced to request emergency assistance from the Bank...
Heads Should Roll At The FSA- Cable.
- 2008-01-30
M2 PRESSWIRE-30 January 2008-Liberal Democrats: Heads Should Roll At The FSA- CableC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30012008 Commenting on today's statement on financial regulation following the collapse of Northern Rock, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said: ...
Rock directors were reckless; Report blames bank's collapse on bosses
- 2008-01-26
Byline: By BILL JACOBS Parliamentary Reporter AN all-party group of MPs today blamed "reckless" bosses for Northern Rock's collapse. A unanimous report from the House of Commons Treasury Committee says former chairman Sir Nicholas Ridley and ex-chief executive Adam Applegarth were to blame for bank's current predicament. ...
Pendulum swings FSA's way.
- 2008-01-24
Byline: Darling's proposals to give the FSA new powers to intervene in a crisis amounts to 'a reprimand' for Mervyn King Four shareholder proposals, four months of uncertainty and three key players - the Treasury, the Bank of England and the FSA, two...
Darling is entering a real nest of vipers.
- 2008-01-17
Alistair Darling, arguably the nicest of the senior ministers in this government, has come up with his big post-Christmas idea to deal with any future crises, such as the mess that is Northern Rock. Mr Darling, who alone of the 1980s loony left Labour local...
Industry backs Darling plan.
- 2008-01-10
Byline: BBA welcomes greater powers for FSA amid claims chancellor is merely 'shutting stable door' The banking industry has given its support to Alistair Darling's move to give the the FSA greater powers to deal with liquidity and capital requirement issues. ...
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Rolls Royce | Partner | Current |
| Bank of England | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| 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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