Things we're reading today include ...
Companies
Former Anglo Irish Bank chief declared bankrupt - The Independent
Santander to pay €555m for SEB's German business - The Telegraph
Kent Reliance in buy-out talks - BBC
Santander buys German banks - BBC
RBS kicks off £5bn insurance sale - The Telegraph
NAB puts £400m into Clydesdale - The Telegraph
Infosys suffers fall in profits - BBC
Regulators
Self-certification mortgages likely to be banned by FSA
- The Telegraph
Banks 'must show bonus restraint' - BBC
Bankers warned of further tax on profits and pay -
The Telegraph
EU welcomes bank rescue fund - BBC
Europe's bankers discuss bail-out fund - Financial Times
Vince Cable backs break-up of big banks - The Times
Securities sector seeks to fend off SEC drive - Financial Times
General
Chinese rating agency strips Western nations of AAA
status - The Telegraph
Thousands report cases of fraud - BBC
Bankers' lack of humility has ushered in a new era of
intervention - The Telegraph
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...