Ever since Treasury select committee chairman John McFall reduced the banking "masters of the universe" to quivering schoolboys in February, those with a taste for the theatrical have been left hungry for more. Full Article at The Scotsman

Twenty pounds of snow. Eight tons of scenery. An eight-foot tall evil Rat King. And one three-story Petrov Christmas tree. Full Article at Broadway World

The Treasury Select Committee was on particularly supine form when half of the Monetary Policy Committee came to give evidence this morning. There was lots of discussion about banking regulation. Full Article at Money Supply | Financial Times Blogs

Not all of the recommendations in Sir David Walker's review of the UK banking industry, the final draft of which is due to be published on Thursday, are to do with remuneration policies. But that is what most will be looking at. Full Article at The Scotsman

Page last updated at 12:34 GMT, Monday, 16 November 2009 John McFall said the European risk board would be unwieldy Plans for pan-European regulation of the financial system are being rushed through and could end up as a "muddle", a committee of MPs... Full Article at BBC World

The Commons Treasury Committee has launched an urgent inquiry over fears that European Union plans for financial regulation and supervision could damage London's pre-eminent role as a world financial centre. Full Article at Accountancy Age