Things we're reading today include ...
Polish Grief and Hope
Despite its grief, Poland is a beacon - The Times
Greek Bailout
Eurozone ministers agree €30bn rescue for Greece - The Independent
Euro surges on Greece debt deal - BBC
London bond trader creates JustGiving page to help
Greece ... £398 down, £99,999,602 to go - The
Telegraph
Markets
Decade of plenty is over for consultants - The Times
City calls time as sponsor of world rankings - Financial Times
ETFs open avenues for private investors - Financial Times
Companies
Barclays to stand trial over $11bn Lehman 'windfall'
- The Telegraph
Monday manifesto: Neville Richardson of Co-operative
Financial Services - The Times
Ex-Citigroup chief Charles Prince's apology not enough
for crisis inquiry - The Telegraph
National Australia Bank looks at £2bn float for RBS
assets - The Telegraph
Regulations
City star in ‘phantom’ fees probe - The Times
US bank accounting 'masks true debt levels' - The Telegraph
Investment banks try to cushion rule changes - Financial Times
Other news
Islamic finance's sukuk explained - Financial Times
Corzine: 'Bankers are right down there with
politicians' - The Telegraph
Fake hospital visits, gangsters and legal action -
Fujitsu in an 'un-Japanese' mess - The Times
Lie back and think of America - The 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...