Big three to miss out on finance watchdog - Financial Times

By Nikki Tait in Brussels, James Wilson in Frankfurt and Brooke Mastersin London
Published: January 12 2011 23:33 | Last updated: January 12 2011 23:33
The top chairmanship positions of Europe’s new financial watchdogs are expected to go to officials from European Union countries with smaller financial centres, rather than the UK, France or Germany.
But the UK seems likely to fare relatively well in terms of influence, with officials from the Financial Services Authority likely to be represented on management boards of at least two of the authorities and in the running for a couple of other senior posts.
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