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Financial Controller @ Europa Import Export Limited | Finance, Risk Management, Analytics | Chartered Accountant ( CA) - Institute Of Chartered Accountants of India

The proposed Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill in the UK aims to enhance the handling of small bank failures. Here are key ways it might impact such failures: - Introducing a new mechanism for the Bank of England to use funds from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to cover costs associated with resolving a small bank, including recapitalization and bridge bank operating costs. - Enabling the use of resolution tools for small banks to protect financial stability while limiting risks to taxpayers. - Increasing depositor confidence by providing more options to manage small bank failures beyond the Bank Insolvency Procedure. - Allowing continuity of banking services in some cases of small bank failure, which may better serve the public interest compared to insolvency. - Recovering resolution costs through an ex-post levy on the banking sector, shifting the financial burden from taxpayers to the industry. - Addressing challenges from recent events like the failure of Silicon Valley Bank UK, where existing resolution mechanisms had limitations. Overall, the bill aims to offer more flexibility in handling small bank failures, potentially leading to improved outcomes for financial stability, customers, and public funds. #UKBanking #FinancialStability #BankResolution #FSCS #BankingSector #PublicFunds #DepositorConfidence

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