Charge the Criminals, Not the Companies

Following the Libor Scandal Eamonn argues that individuals should be investigated not by public inquiries, but by the police and Serious Fraud Office. Fraudulent or incompetent behaviour undermines the whole market system and those culpable must be held to account. 

Read the article in full on The Wall Street Journal here

Summary

Dr Eamonn Butler argues that we need simpler rules and greater responsibility for those who break them in The Wall Street Journal Europe. 

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