Despite UK chancellor George Osborne talking tough with plans to "electrify" the ringfence between retail and investment divisions of banks, investor reaction was muted. Shares in Barclays and RBS fell, but by no more than other financial stocks. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Oliver Ralph discuss what the government's more aggressive stance towards banks means for shareholders.

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