This is the final box for my cover story on five years of unconventional monetary policy in Britain. It is essentially a glossary. Extraordinary monetary policy has in turn spawned a new financial vocabulary. These are some of the main terms. Forward guidance. An indication by a central bank of how it is likely to […]

It is five years since the introduction of quantitative easing (QE) in Britain. This chronology is from my latest Fund Strategy cover story. QE was first implemented in Britain five years ago. However, there were precedents in other countries. The Bank of Japan implemented a form of QE from 2001 to 2006. In November 2008 the Federal […]

This is the main text for my Fund Strategy cover story on five years of extraordinary monetary policy in Britain. I will post the accompanying boxes over the next couple of days. It is easy to forget how much Britain’s financial architecture has changed in just five years. Back in early 2009 the term quantitative […]

Adair Turner is probably the closest the British establishment has to a go-to guy on finance and much else besides. During his long career he has provided both intellectual and practical leadership on some of the thorniest problems Britain faces. His CV is remarkable. After many years at McKinsey, one of the world’s top management […]