Things we're reading today include:
Northern Rock risk revealed in 2004
(Financial Times)
Lloyds investors urged to spurn Blank
(Financial Times)
London Metal Exchange joins bid for LCH.Clearnet (Financial Times)
LSE and Plus resolve legal dispute
(Financial Times)
The financial crisis and the role of central banks: The experience of the ECB, speech by Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the ECB
The media and the financial crisis: Journalism failed
(Daily Finance)
It’s Heeerrre: ‘Pay With Facebook’ Is In The Wild (Techcrunch)
Community Banks On The Social Web
(Lon Cohen's Blog)
Cartoon by Peter Brookes in the Times
Quote of the Day:
"Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell"
Frank Borman, Astrounaut
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...