Things we're reading today include ...
People
City executive warns female staff about 'very
persistent' colleague - The Telegraph
Companies
England football team dropped by Nationwide - The Telegraph
RBS 'pays' HSBC to take its Indian business off its
hands - The Telegraph
Iceland holds talks over Icesave - BBC
China bank in $8.9bn rights issue - BBC
Regulations
UK regulator reform still mainly a blank page - Financial Times
Pan-Euro regulatory body is imminent - Financial Times
Call for greater transparency on ETFs - Financial Times
Eurozone
Lagarde eyes EU bank risk results - BBC
Eurozone rescue fund aims for top rating - Financial Times
MEP Arlene McCarthy to ask US to follow her lead in
trying to curb bankers' pay - The Telegraph
Crisis
Hungary asks EU and IMF for 'precautionary' help of
€20bn - The Independent
Ukraine returns to IMF for further $14.9bn rescue loan
- The Independent
Markets
To do 'God's work', bankers need morals - The Telegraph
Financial services suffer headcount and pay cuts - Financial Times
Chris M Skinner
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