Things we're reading today include:
Companies
£4.5bn bonus pot expected as Barclays profits soar -
The Independent
HSBC faces investor anger over proposed pay rise for
top team - The Times
Fidessa braces itself for the Lehman wave to reach it
at last - The Times
‘We’re going to be No 1,’ upstart rival warns LSE -
The Times
Markets
Greece refuses EU austerity measures demand - The Times
Most Germans want Greece thrown out of euro - The Telegraph
New front for cybercrime battle - BBC
Storm clouds ahead for markets - Financial Times
Regulations
A new watchdog would guard us from debt - The Times
IASB softens stance on convergence - Financial Times
Banks 'failing to back businesses with finance' - The Independent
Banks sale 'may take five years' - BBC
Volcker Rule looks more like hype than future law -
The Telegraph
Regulatory reform - Financial
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...