Economics A-Level
Financial regulation
What Financial regulation means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Financial regulation
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Reference: AQA
Oversight of the financial system in the UK by the Bank of England to ensure systemic stability and protect consumers.
Topics that use Financial regulation
- The regulation of the financial system (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Bank run
- Capital ratio
- Consumer protection
- Financial stability
- Insolvency
- Liquidity ratio
- Macro-prudential policy
- Macroprudential regulation
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