The commission, chaired by Sir John Vickers, suggests splitting the country’s banks into two parts, dividing their retail- and commercial-banking bits from the racier investment and wholesale sorts.

由约翰•维克斯爵士领衔的委员会建议将英国的银行一分为二，即将零售银行和商业银行从投资银行和批发银行中分离出来。

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The move was recommended by Sir John Vickers in his report into banking, launched after the financial crisis.

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