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HM Treasury
- Financial Conduct AuthorityOn the 1st of April 2013, the Financial Services Act 2012 came into force. This legislation created a new regulatory framework for financial services in the…
- Bank of EnglandIn 1694, the English government needed £1.5 million to rebuild its Royal Navy after a crushing defeat by France at the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690.
- HM TreasuryWooden tally sticks served as receipts for money in the Norman Exchequer system established after 1066. The first signs of an administrative department…