Desperate adventurers and men of straw: the failure of City of Glasgow Bank and its enduring impact on the UK banking system

Richard Button (), Samual Knott (), Conor Macmanus () and Matthew Willison
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Samual Knott: Bank of England
Conor Macmanus: Bank of England

Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, 2015, vol. 55, issue 1, 23-35

Abstract: City of Glasgow Bank was the largest commercial banking failure in the United Kingdom prior to the recent financial crisis and arguably shaped the future structure of the UK banking system.

Date: 2015
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