Things we're reading today include:
- Leitch in line for top Lloyds job (Times)
- HBOS deal maker picks up pension of £342,000 (Scotsman)
- RBS lines up veteran audit chief
(Telegraph)
- With £12bn, HSBC is laughing all the way (Times)
- HSBC’s success is also a triumph for the City (Times)
- HSBC rights issue 97% taken up (Financial Times)
- Darling 'was wrong' on recession (BBC)
- City scams target redundancy pay-offs, FSA warns (Independent)
- Spain’s savings banks could face €40bn hole in capital
(Telegraph) - How José Manuel Barroso quietly transformed the world's financial future (Telegraph)
- US watchdog calls for bank executives to be sacked (Guardian)
- As Crisis Loomed, Geithner Pressed But Fell Short (AARP Bulletin)
- Fed uneasy over bailouts, Bernanke admits (The Star)
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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...
