Things we're reading today include ...
Companies
SocGen beats forecasts with €1.1bn profit - The Independent
Investment banking lifts SocGen - BBC
Bear Stearns's Cayne admits leverage 'was too high'
- The Telegraph
Bear Stearns: ‘A big, fat bank goose about to be eaten
alive’ - The Times
Noteholders request WaMu's liquidation - Financial Times
Nomura to launch NX dark pool in Hong Kong - Financial Times
Bosses
ICE chief backs financial reform - Financial Times
Goldman boss admits handling of conflicts can be 'a
little off' - The Telegraph
Bankers
Lying broker must pay £20m damages to City trader -
The Independent
British bankers trapped in Bahrain for ten months -
The Times
Bankers should not forget Northern Rock - The Telegraph
Britain
Britain vulnerable to eurozone land-grab - The Telegraph
UK budget deficit 'set to outstrip Greece' - The Independent
Britain to top EU borrowing league, warns Commission
- The Independent
Regulations
'Too big to fail' law passed in Senate - The Telegraph
US financial reforms 'do not go far enough' - The Independent
Technology
Into the Clouds - BBC
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...