Things we're reading today include ...
Companies
Nationwide says FSA must do more for mutuals or risk
damaging the industry - The Telegraph
Knight to take stake in Equiduct - Financial Times
Apple now bigger than Microsoft - BBC
Fraud
Italian police eye £4.8bn in HSBC client accounts as
part of tax evasion case - The Telegraph
Disney secretary caught in insider trading sting - The Times
Regulations
Cable says UK may go it alone on banks levy - The Independent
Banks must fund the recovery, not governments - The Times
EU bank tax proposals are unveiled - The Independent
EU proposes bank tax to end 'unacceptable' taxpayer
bailouts - The Telegraph
SEC proposes audit trails for equities - Financial Times
Markets
City dismisses call for sharp rise in rates - The Times
The Eurosceptic case for saving the euro - The Times
Chris M Skinner
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