Things we're reading today include:
Today's must read
I don't like to headline the blog with something called "The Misery Index", but the Huffington Post did so, if it's good enough for them, then it's good enough for me.
"The original Misery Index is a formula created by economist Arthur Okun
that adds the current unemployment rate to the yearly increase in the
consumer price index" ... the Real Misery Index "combines a more accurate unemployment statistic (the U6 formulation),
with the inflation rate for three essentials (food and beverages, gas,
medical costs), and year-over-year percent increases in credit card
delinquencies, housing prices, food stamp participation, and home
equity loan deficiencies."
Companies
Credit Suisse finally joins the big leagues
(Telegraph)
ICE to launch ‘buyside’ CDS clearing service
(Financial Times)
EBay Plans to Ride PayPal Business to Greater Profit (New York Times)
The FSA
FSA hits back at critics but struggles to find staff (Independent)
We've changed, claims financial watchdog's chief
(Guardian)
Brown rails against Tory plans to abolish the FSA
(Independent)
UK
UK companies warn on OTC derivatives reform
(Financial Times)
Bank reform hurt by political row, says Lord Turner
(Independent)
Brussels gives UK five years to fix RBS and Lloyds (Telegraph)
Big Brother bankers need to look at how they treat businesses
(Telegraph)
World
Bailout risk: $23.7 trillion? More like $3 trillion
(CNN)
Ugandan shock as bank disappears
(BBC)
Technology
The impact of ISO 20022 on payments services in general and SEPA in particular
(European Payments Council)
Banks failing to satisfy online customers (V3)
*
Quote of the Day:
"Hangover: the wrath of grapes."
Dorothy Parker
*
The Finanser is sponsored by Vocalink
and Cisco:
For details of sponsorship email us.
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...
