Competition in British retail banks, developments in the Forex scandal and the troubles of  Banco Espirito Santo

Competition in British retail banks, developments in the Forex scandal and the troubles of Banco Espirito Santo

Author: Financial Times July 14, 2014 Duration: 1:05
With the new Competition and Markets Authority expected to beguin an investigation into the competitiveness of Britain's retail banking sector, Richard Lloyd, executive director of consumer body Which?, joins Patrick Jenkins to discuss the areas that warrant attention. Also on the show, the FT banking team reports the latest development in the Forex scandal as the Department of Justice offers junior traders immunity deals, and looks developments in Portugal, where the troubles of Banco Espírito Santo are mounting and causing ructions around the peripheral eurozone.

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