Bankers on both sides of the Atlantic are lobbying furiously against stronger regulation. Authorities in different countries are reluctant to strengthen regulation as if the crisis never happened. The European Commission even hesitates to fully implement Basel III. In this debate, many argue that global competition requires a “level playing field”. Following this argument, and concerned about the City’s competitiveness, the Interim Report of the UK’s Independent Commission on Banking avoids proposing tougher regulation for investment banks.
大西洋兩岸的銀行家們，正在積極地奔走遊說，反對更嚴格的監管。不同國家的監管當局部門也不願強化對銀行的監管，彷彿全球金融危機從未發生過一樣。歐盟委員會(European Commission)甚至對於全面施行《巴塞爾協議III》(Basel III)都猶猶豫豫。在這場辯論中，許多人辯稱，全球競爭需要一種「公平競爭環境」(level playing field)。由於這種觀點的存在，加之對於倫敦金融城競爭力的擔憂，英國銀行業獨立委員會(Independent Commission on Banking)在近期發佈的中期報告中，迴避了加強對投資銀行監管的內容。