REGULATING BANKS

Watch this interview. What does the interviewee say about regulating banks ? What recommendations does he make ? What does he say about the rating agencies ? How does he feel about regulating compensation ?

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

mighty
to pick themselves up off their knees
What would she/he make of this ?
(to be)concerned about
to keep a lid on that
to prevent (that) from happening again
incentive systems
to steer and guide
to lessen
the key driver
to subsidise
decrying
households
cooking up
to have a stake (in)
focused on
to shape
to figure out
betting on
in turn
to be driven by
capital gains
endorsement
deeply worrying
to shrink
the top bracket
the same holds true
to be sued for negligence
to lead to
injecting more competition into
...that has been developed over decades
overnight
to be stuck with
for the foreseeable future
to put too much of the blame on...
to let (someone) off the hook
It comes back to the fact that
(to be)worthwhile
to drill down
an outcome
within a framework
If you will (si on peut le dire)
to circumvent the rules
going forward
(to) undermine
to rely more on...
far-sighted
No matter how much...
to head off a crisis
(to) express great concern
to be empowered
I would differ with that
to fall victim to
to keep up with
to tame

MEETINGS : GETTING STARTED

If you find opening meetings intimidating, have a look at the following model :

'Okay, everone - let's get down to business.
Everyone seems to be here, except Mike, who sends his apologies.
Did everyone get a copy of the agenda ? Good.
As you know, the purpose of this meeting is to come up with some ways of streamlining the recruitment process.

You'll see that there are 3 points on the agenda. Firstly, we'll review the current recruitment process and try to identify the main problems. Then, we'll hear from Sarah, who's been speaking to our consultants about some streamlining solutions. And finally, we'll discuss which solution would be the most appropriate for the group.

Okay, at this point, I'd like to hand over to Jack, who's going to outline the current recruitment process.'