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Mobile Money Wins the Social and Economic Innovation Award 2010
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Vince Cable's speech
Vince Cable attacks bankers as 'spivs and gamblers' - The Telegraph
Vince Cable criticised over 'odd' and 'emotional' attack on bankers - The Telegraph
Peston on Cable's attack on the City - BBC
Vince Cable's speech in full - The Telegraph
HSBC Chairman
HSBC investors against Michael Geoghegan becoming chairman - The Telegraph
Trouble at top of HSBC as bank furiously denies CEO quit threat - The Independent
HSBC chairman contenders: Sir Simon Robertson - The Telegraph
HSBC chairman contenders: Michael Geoghegan - The Telegraph
HSBC chairman contenders: John Thornton - The Telegraph
Regulators
FSA fines law firm over Lehman product sales - The Independent
EU financial services reform passes final hurdle - Financial Times
US exchanges move to ban 'stub quotes' - Financial Times
Bill combating China currency to advance - Washington Post
Wen hits out over yuan criticism - BBC
U.S. presses for fewer Western Europeans on the IMF board - Washington Post
New bank capital rules won't stop crises, says top financial trade body - 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...