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The article looks at the financial system and financial regulation in Great Britain, as of November 2013. It discusses the shift of corporate finance from bank loans to corporate bonds in the period since the 2008 global financial crisis. The author suggests this trend has rendered the bond markets more vulnerable. Bank of England policies and the draft British Banking Reform Bill are discussed.

The article discusses several economic and financial indicators of several countries in 1993. The rates of investment returns of the U.S. in venture capital, commercial property, corporate bonds, consumer-price inflation and small-company shares are revealed. The trade deficit of Great Britain between 1992 and 1993 is discussed. Meanwhile, the 12-month trade surplus of Australia rose to $1.7 billion in January 1993, while its current account deficit declined to $8.6 billion over the same period.