Ring Fencing news and trends

Barclays Completes ‘Ring-Fencing’ Overhaul In Post-Crisis Reforms
B2B Payments // April 03, 2018

U.K. banking group Barclays announced the completion of its “ring-fencing” project, an overhaul of the financial institution’s structuring to prevent some of the scenarios that occurred in the wake of the financial crisis. Reports in The Financial Times on Monday (April 2) said Barclays transitioned 24...

CFPB Arbitration Rule Dominates Regulatory News
CFPB // July 17, 2017

The CFPB opens the door to class action suits, and possibly trial lawyer riches, while across the pond, some warnings on regulatory compliance rumble, and Barclays begins ring-fencing efforts.

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CFPB Arbitration Rule Dominates Regulatory News

July 17, 2017
The CFPB opens the door to class action suits, and possibly trial lawyer riches, while across the pond, some warnings on regulatory compliance rumble, and Barclays begins ring-fencing efforts.

Quick Reads
Goldman Sachs Warns UK Of Mortgage Price War

August 09, 2021
Goldman Sachs says ring-fencing regulations imposed after the 2008 Global Financial Crisis are driving up housing prices in England by promoting business practices that have resulted in super-low interest rates for homebuyers able to make big down-payments, the Daily Mail reported Saturday (Aug. 7). Ring-fencing is the practice of separating business activities within a company […]