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People
Lloyds chief executive Eric Daniels to retire - The Telegraph
Eric Daniels 'could leave Lloyds with £13m' - The Telegraph
Eric Daniels: Who could replace him? - The Telegraph
Vince Cable: banks heading for 'train crash' if they pay bonuses without lending - The Telegraph
Companies
Deutsche Bank issue set to raise €10.2bn - Financial Times
French banks fined for fee cartel - BBC
French watchdog fines HSBC - The Independent
Markets
Banks 'not passing on rate cuts' - BBC
UK keeps triple-A credit rating as Moody's backs Government cuts - The Independent
Europe's €440bn rescue fund wins AAA just in time - The Telegraph
US recession is officially over - The Independent
Think tank says 'no double dip' - BBC
Regulators
Euronext calls for OTC trade threshold - Financial Times
FSB turns spotlight on mortgage markets - Financial Times
Lehman unwinding creates a blueprint - Financial Times
Technology
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...