Things we're reading today include ...
People
Jules Kroll, veteran sleuth, starts rival to rating agencies - The Telegraph
Blair 'warned on economy' in 2005 - BBC
Companies
'Lehman could have been saved' - BBC
Ex-Lehman boss accuses Fed of worsening crisis - The Independent
Markets
City of London's dominance of forex and rates markets grows - The Telegraph
Credit card debt is hitting banks - BBC
China hedge funds - Financial Times
Currency trading hits £2.6tn a day - BBC
Regulators
Bankers' bonus tax failed, admits Alistair Darling - The Telegraph
Brussels set to give way on OTC derivatives - Financial Times
ECB set to extend support for banks - The Telegraph
Europe considers thresholds for shorting - Financial Times
SEC charges fund manager with insider trading - Financial Times
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...