Things we're reading today include ...
Companies
Banks struggle with Barclays' bonus precedent - The Telegraph
RBS only sells part of its trading operations - The Independent
BNP Paribas in quarterly profit - BBC
BNP Paribas bankers share €500m bonus pool - The Times
Markets
Markets: Ghost in the machine - Financial Times
Banks urged to help out excluded - BBC
Euro falters as Merkel insists on Greek cuts - The Times
Eurozone contagion fears spread to Spain - The Independent
Obama says US economy is over worst of crisis - The Times
Regulators
US bank lending falls at fastest rate in history - The Telegraph
Regulatory overkill - Financial
Times
Quote of the Day:
"Cyberwarfare may be used to disable a country's infrastructure, meddle with the integrity of another country's internal military data, try to confuse its financial transactions or accomplish any number of other crippling aims."
John Chipman, Director General of the International Institute for Strategic Studies
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...