Things we're reading today include ...
Regulations
LSE warns rivals have unfair regulatory edge - The Telegraph
Financial groups face new FSA rules - Financial Times
OFT examines investment banking fees - The Telegraph
New players to shake-up retail banks, says OFT - The Telegraph
Bank tax 'must be international' - BBC
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn pushes for joined-up
financial reform - The Telegraph
Fines
Fine sets cost on 'cosy and rotten practices' - Financial Times
RBS fined £28.6m for rule breach - BBC
RBS fined £28.6m for price collusion - The Independent
RBS fined £29m for sharing price information with
Barclays - The Times
Bailouts
Ireland aims to salvage its stricken banks ‘once and
for all’ - The Times
Ireland 'bad bank' in €81bn loan clean-up - The Telegraph
People
Gulf sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahyan found dead in
Morocco - The Telegraph
Ex-IBM executive admits to Galleon tip-offs - Financial Times
Other news
Banks asked to fund rival from Post Office - The Telegraph
Standard Chartered in Indian listing - The Times
Bond bankers in the limelight - Financial Times
Credit crisis cost the nation £7trn, says Bank of
England - The Independent
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...