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People
Gulf sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahyan missing after
plane crash - The Telegraph
Merrill tries to woo back staff - The Independent
Sir Fred Goodwin's banker Matthew Greenburgh quits the
City - The Telegraph
Bono’s out of tune with world of investment - The Times
Companies
RBS backdates 'benefits' to boost staff pay - The Telegraph
Barclays raids pensions to offset bonuses tax - The Telegraph
Eric Daniels set for £2.85m bonus if Lloyds shares hit
114p - The Telegraph
Lloyds to begin search for new City HQ - Financial Times
Lloyds draws up shortlist of candidates to replace
chief executive Eric Daniels - The Telegraph
Santander eyes Allied Irish Banks deal - The Times
Goldman back on top in M&A league - The Telegraph
Top-rated RBC targeting UK's private sector - Financial Times
Markets
Euro strengthens on Greece deal - BBC
Europe has a new leader: ‘Merkel the Mean’ - The Times
UK hedge funds gain from bets on sterling - Financial Times
Accounting firms facing rise in negligence claims amid
credit crunch fallout - The Times
Britain should 'go it alone' and shake up banks, MPs
say - The Independent
Credibility of banking depends on radical reform, MPs
warn - The Times
Politicians and financial experts team up to calculate
bankers' bonuses more accurately - The
Telegraph
Flagellations
FSA closes in on four City deals - The Telegraph
FSA 'insider trading' charges expected - The Telegraph
FSA needs convictions or it will be in the dock - The Times
US credit card hacker sentenced - BBC
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...