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Things worth reading: 5th March 2010

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Things we're reading today include ...

Bonuses

HSBC boss Michael Geoghegan paid £800,000 a year to
move to Hong Kong
- The Telegraph
City headhunter warns of banker exodus over bonus row
- The Telegraph
Brokers escape bonus tax - The
Telegraph

Companies

Citigroup chief thanks US taxpayer for bailout - The Times
BofA warrants net $1.5bn - Financial
Times

Liffe proves its worth to NYSE - Financial Times

Countries

Icesave deal hangs in the balance, says Iceland's PM
- The Independent
Safe haven for your cash? Germans call on Greece to
sell off its islands
- The Times
The European tortoise versus the Asian hare - The Times
US economic growth 'hit by snow' - BBC
US banks urged to reveal credit scores - Financial Times
Barack Obama pushes on with controversial Volcker rule
- The Telegraph

Technologies

Blogs air views on stifled Gulf finance - Financial Times
Money sharing comes to Facebook - BBC


 

Quote of the Day:

"If Peter Sands’ wife, the author Betsy Tobin, needs a hero for her
next
historical novel, she could do worse than pick her partner – the
Standard
Chartered chief executive." 

Questor share tip: Buy Standard Chartered - it's the
pick of the banks
- The Telegraph

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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...