Things we're reading today include ...
Ireland's public finances: Bank rupture - The Economist
Cheque Use 'Plummets' As UK Moves to Electronic Payments - Payments News
Lehman, two years on: Mission unaccomplished - The Economist
New crackdown on Wall St fraud - The Independent
Lloyds has more money than it can handle, say analysts - The Telegraph
HSBC's top team: Yes minister, minister - The Economist
Ireland breaks up Anglo Irish as EMU debt jitters return - The Telegraph
Banks will be told to maintain 7 per cent tier one capital - The Independent
Optiver CFO resigns from the firm - Financial Times
UK growth stronger than other G7 nations, say OECD report - The Independent
Australian banks 'at risk' - The Telegraph
Barclays' new boss: Jewel gets crown - The Economist
Dressing Gordon Gekko, Then and Now - New York Times
New Basel rules split Germany's bankers - The Telegraph
Basel rules to hit 'too big to fail' banks harder - The Telegraph
Deutsche Bank in £7bn rights issue as capital rules tightened - The Telegraph
New council of regulators will take aim at systemic risks - Washington Post
Buttonwood: The cycle lane - The Economist
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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...