Things we're reading today include ...
Politicians
Tory banker-bashing is long-term problem - The Telegraph
Vince Cable accuses banks of 'ripping off' customers
over overdraft interest rates - The Telegraph
Banking on Vince - The
Telegraph
Alistair Darling sure failed to change bankers - just
look at the bonus tax - The Telegraph
UKFI appoints Merrill banker to sell shares - The Independent
Developer challenges 'bad bank' - BBC
Light on MEP's views on dark pools and HFT - Financial Times
Companies
JP Morgan bases executives in New York in protest over
UK financial regulations - The Telegraph
Goldman denies links with global food crises - The Telegraph
Markets
Moody's
downgrades Ireland rating - BBC
I
should cocoa: Trader takes big chunk of market - BBC
Fraud
reaches record levels in UK - BBC
Argentine bourse seeks to open doors to HFT - Financial Times
Crisis?
What crisis? - BBC
India resisted bank tax to favour inclusion - Financial 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...