MLex Events:
"A competitive banking sector: Challenges in a post-crisis environment"
Half-day seminar on Thursday 16 February 2012, Brewers Hall. Aldermanbury Square, London EC2.
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With proposals for deep-reaching structural reforms and regulatory intervention hanging over the financial services industry, the challenge is to ensure a healthy, competitive banking sector that can address the concerns of stability, fairness and innovation.
Sir Win Bischoff, chairman, Lloyds Banking Group and John Fingleton, CEO, Office of Fair Trading lead a seminar on A Competitive Banking Sector: Challenges in a Post-Crisis Environment.
Agenda
8.00 – 8.30 Coffee and registration
8.30 - 8.45 Welcome: Chairman Sir Win Bischoff, Lloyds Banking Group
8.45 - 9.05 Challenges to competition in financial services in a post-crisis environment. John Fingleton, CEO, Office of Fair Trading
9.05 - 10.20
Panel 1: Concentration and contestability – exploring the issues; what the ICB recommendations mean for competition in retail banking; mergers and acquisitions – how has the current landscape been affected by the Lloyds/HBOS merger – the role of the ‘public interest’ in assessing mergers ; what can the NYSE/Deutsche Borse merger outcome contribute to the debate (latest thinking on remedies in problematic deals); state aid and its impact on competition – Do the ICB’s recommendations on financial stability impact the competitive landscape? .
Moderator: Robert McLeod, MLex
10.20 - 10.45 Coffee break
10.45 - 12.00
Panel 2: Antitrust issues arising in financial services markets; what features would you expect to see in a competitive market? What interventions will take place along the way? antitrust issues in payment services, retail banking, investment banking; the European Commission’s Green Paper; The General Court ruling on interchange fees and its impact on current investigations; switching and transparency measures.
Moderator: Lewis Crofts, MLex
12.00 - 12.15 Summary and close Niamh Grogan, Lloyds Banking Group
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