Things we're reading today include ...
Companies and People
Green to step down as chairman of HSBC - The Telegraph
HSBC will miss Stephen Green, a keen moderniser and
voice of restraint - The Telegraph
Standard Chartered bets on Indian expansion - The Telegraph
US Justice Department ends AIG probe - Financial Times
Intesa boss calls for global banking rules - Financial Times
LSE profits eroded by competition - The Telegraph
Lloyds attacked for 'abuse of taxpayer cash' - The Telegraph
Euro
German short ban mired in confusion - The Telegraph
European bank jitters as Spain steps in to save Cajasur
- The Telegraph
Everything you always wanted to know about the euro –
but were afraid to ask - The Independent
European bank risk close to that after Lehman Brothers
collapse - The Telegraph
Hedge funds bet big on the falling euro - The Telegraph
Britain beware: why the euro crisis is a problem for us
too - The Telegraph
Regulations
UK coalition is talking tough but global resolve on
reform is cracking - The Telegraph
US Senate passes biggest overhaul of big banks since
Depression - The Telegraph
US Senate votes for new 'Glass-Steagall Act' - The Telegraph
Markets
Markets on alert after bank bailout - The Times
China vows more currency reform - BBC
Chris M Skinner
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