David Aikman
Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research and former Bank of England official involved in setting up the Financial Policy Committee, with expertise in macroprudential regulation and bank capital policy.
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Mar 27, 2026 • 25min
S9 Ep21: The Bank of England's capital mistake?
John Vickers, Oxford economist and former Bank of England chief economist, and David Aikman, NIESR director and ex-Bank official, debate a controversial cut to UK bank equity requirements. They probe why the Financial Policy Committee trimmed the benchmark now. They discuss potential effects on capital, risks from weaker backstops, and incentives that could steer freed funds toward buybacks rather than more lending.
