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Today's must read:
The Times celebrates its role in financial publishing revolution
"Forty years ago today, The Times triggered a revolution in
the way financial information was published after becoming the world’s
first newspaper to use a computer to make financial calculations based
on share prices and to print the results. Its investment in an IBM 1130 computer was a bold move ... it was the first time that information such as dividend, dividend
yield and price-earnings ratios were published on a daily basis."
Commerzbank to return €5bn in state guarantees (Financial Times)
Goldman boss calls bonus anger 'understandable' (Times)
Dutch banks agree bonus code (Financial Times)
A single market for cards: the missing piece in the SEPA puzzle,
speech by Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB
Some reflections on the future of the market for credit derivatives,
speech by José Manuel González-Páramo, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB
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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...
