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Stress tests
UK banks pass stress tests as seven fail in Europe - The Telegraph
Market cynicism greets European Union bank stress test results - The Telegraph
European banks that failed EU 'stress' test plan to raise €3.5bn - The Independent
Politicians
Cable tells banks to increase lending - The Independent
Brown expresses regret over banks - BBC
Markets
SEC's internal watchdog investigates timing of Goldman subprime fraud case settlement - The Telegraph
Japan's institutions shift investment style - Financial Times
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...