Things we're reading today include ...
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Today's must read:
10 Big Ideas for 2010 - US Banker
- Back to Basics: Putting the Consumer First
- New Pathways to Capital
- Principal Reductions Make Better Loan Mods
- Intelligent Limits on Overdrafts
- Mobile's Moment Finally Arrives
- A Perfect Time to Reinvigorate the SBA
- Rules and Regs Are Throttling M&A
- Sticky Solution: Online Personal Financial Management
- Recovery Key: A Better Way to Unwind TBTF
- Trading Derivatives on an Exchange
Bank charges challenge is dropped - BBC
Spotlight on credit search system - BBC
Russia's richest man sets up oligarch's bank - The Telegraph
CBOE chief plots the path to change - Financial Times
Financial reform is flawed, says CBOE chief - Financial Times
Could bank charges be good for customers? - The Telegraph
Who will be next year's most hated? - The Telegraph
UK stays in recession as output shrinks by 0.2% - The Times
Charles Goodhart warns of return to recession as bank lending falls - The Telegraph
Will the U.S. Repeat the Great Mistake of 1937? - Daily Finance
IBM forecasts the next 5 big ideas for the next 5 years - Gizmag
*Quote of the Day:
"Gambling promises the poor what property performs for the rich - something for nothing."
George Bernard Shaw
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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...