City of London is no 'Singapore on Thames,' policy chairman says


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LONDON/SINGAPORE, May 29 (dpa): The person in charge of policy issues for the City of London financial district dismissed fears about a lack of supervision for the British financial sector.

"This is not the right way to go," Chris Hayward, policy chairman for the City of London Corporation, told dpa.

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