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    U.K. Parliament Scraps ‘Burden of Proof’ for Bankers

    2015-12-16T10:15:00Z

    It’s official—bankers won’t have to worry about being held accountable for misconduct on their watch. Earlier this week, the U.K. Parliament’s Treasury Committee made a last-minute change to abandon the “burden of proof” rule for bankers. In other words, while bankers will have to fulfill their statutory duty of responsibility, ...