Royal Bank of Scotland fears losing staff over bonus block

The boss of Royal Bank of Scotland warned on Friday that he was concerned he might lose key staff as a result of the government's refusal to back its bonus plans for 2014.

EU to approve bank rules before May election slows legislative machine

(Reuters) - The European Union will sign off on a slew of major reforms this week to allow failing banks to be wound down without public money, clearing its desk before elections in May that may lead to a slower pace of legislation.

Lecture examines financial stability politics

Notre Dame undergraduates had an opportunity to get an insider’s perspective on the handling of the recent recession when Nellie Liang, a director of the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) of Governors, came to campus to give a lecture aimed at economics majors on financial stability politics after the financial crisis.