Things worth reading: 15th March 2009

UK:

• Barclays tax dodge ‘nets £1bn a year ’ 
  (The Times)
• Barclays starts £5bn funds sale
  (The Times)
• Citi guarantees bonuses for London hires (Reuters)

• 'Laughable' new fraud initiative (Independent)
• Banks are squeezing us for billions 
  (The Times)
• We need more risk and less regulation of the financial sector
  (Telegraph)

• AIG London unit not regulated by FSA (Independent)
• Plea bargains to help FSA net fraudsters
  (Guardian)
• Fears of bank exodus sparked by FSA reforms
  (Independent)
• Lord Turner (FSA) demands global crackdown on bank excess
  (The Times)

• Now Alistair Darling puts the Mint up for sale
  (The Times)

Europe:

• Belgian bank sues whistleblower (Independent)
• Germany and France reject Brown's global economic recovery plan
  (Guardian)
• European (banking) digital signage survey reveals optimism and frustration (John Ryan Blog)

USA:

• Obama's New Tack: Blaming Bush
  (Washington Post)