Things we're reading today include ...
Davos
Davos 2010: More Bankers This Year at Davos, but Mood Remains Glum - New York Times
Davos: Lord Turner calls for controls on bank lending - The Times
Sarkozy calls for global revamp - BBC
Regulation clash as Davos begins - BBC
Regulation of banks a question of credibility - The Times
Bankers fight back against Obama - The Independent
Soros in Davos Endorses Obama’s Bank Plan - New York Times
Mervyn King rubbishes Gordon Brown's Tobin plan, allies himself with Barack Obama - The Telegraph
Davos Soros: Obama reform plan not tough enough - The Times
Davos 2010: Barclay's Diamond warns of dangers of splitting up 'banks too big to fail' - The Telegraph
Capital
UK bank dividends at risk as rules erase £62bn of capital - The Telegraph
Banks must raise billions to fend off crisis, says IMF - The Telegraph
Finance: The hindered haircut - Financial Times
Companies
Sir Brian Pitman courted to chair Virgin Money - The Times
Regulation threat to CME dominance - Financial Times
AIG
Bailout watchdog attacks Goldman in AIG hearing - The Times
Geithner Says A.I.G. Rescue Prevented a Depression - New York Times
Privacy
Swiss Seek to Reopen Negotiations With U.S. Over Bank Client Data - New York Times
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...