Things we're reading today include ...
HSBC
Geoghegan to leave HSBC as board considers chairmanship - The Independent
HSBC boss 'to quit' in shake-up - BBC
Geoghegan set to quit HSBC by year-end - Financial Times
Douglas Flint to be HSBC chairman, Michael Geoghegan to leave in radical reshuffle - The Telegraph
Douglas Flint: HSBC's 'safe pair of hands' - The Telegraph
FSA
FSA imposes City-wide gag order on banks and brokers - The Independent
FSA ready to defend hedge funds from EU pay rules - The Telegraph
FSA presses for crackdown on leaks to media - Financial Times
Other news
America's consumer-protection agency: The big guys' lament - The Economist
Bank break-ups on inquiry agenda - BBC
Sir John Vickers to reveal plans for bank review - The Telegraph
Ireland faces double dip, mulls restructuring of junior bank debt - The Telegraph
Italian banks: An exit unbecoming - The Economist
Investment advice: Is it time to buy into banks? - The Telegraph
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