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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include ...</p>
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<div><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/8262950/Bank-lending-targets-are-sticking-point-in-bonus-talks-with-government" target="_blank">Bank lending targets are sticking point in bonus talks with government</a>&#0160;-&#0160;The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8265124/Swiss-bank-UBS-changes-much-mocked-dress-code" target="_blank">Swiss bank UBS changes much-mocked dress code&#0160;</a>-&#0160;The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/b__oArr2STw/jpmorgan-chase-card-services-4q2010-financial-results" target="_blank">JPMorgan Chase - Card Services 4Q2010 Financial Results&#0160;</a>-&#0160;Payments News</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/11be988e/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cgoldmanrsquos0Eus0Eclients0Eto0Emiss0Efacebook0Eshare0Esale0E21868670Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Goldman’s US clients to miss Facebook share sale</a>&#0160;-&#0160;The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/8265147/David-Cameron-Bank-bonuses-are-not-a-done-deal" target="_blank">David Cameron: &#39;Bank bonuses are not a done deal&#39;</a>&#0160;-&#0160;The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/UG9EgD-MJOg/eu-leaders-push-central-bank-choices-as-crisis-measures-debated" target="_blank">Contest Heats Up to Succeed Trichet at ECB</a>&#0160;-&#0160;Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/8265175/Goldman-Sachs-shuns-the-BRICs-for-Wall-Street" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs shuns the BRICs for Wall Street</a>&#0160;-&#0160;The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-12207296" target="_blank">UBS to revise 44-page dress code</a>&#0160;-&#0160;BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-12209241" target="_blank">Bank pay too high, says RBS boss</a>&#0160;-&#0160;BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/11c06a86/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cstarting0Egun0Efired0Eon0Enorthern0Erock0Esale0E21870A930Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Starting gun fired on Northern Rock sale</a>&#0160;-&#0160;The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/11c06a89/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ceurozone0Educks0Ecrucial0Eissues0Eon0Erescue0Efund0E21870A970Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Eurozone ducks crucial issues on rescue fund</a>&#0160;-&#0160;The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-12205690" target="_blank">Wikileaks given Swiss bank data</a>&#0160;-&#0160;BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dae72488-21a1-11e0-9e3b-00144feab49a?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Derivatives trading platform bypasses banks</a>&#0160;-&#0160;Financial Times</div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<p><div><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/8262950/Bank-lending-targets-are-sticking-point-in-bonus-talks-with-government" target="_blank">Bank lending targets are sticking point in bonus talks with government</a>&#0160;-&#0160;The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8265124/Swiss-bank-UBS-changes-much-mocked-dress-code" target="_blank">Swiss bank UBS changes much-mocked dress code&#0160;</a>-&#0160;The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/b__oArr2STw/jpmorgan-chase-card-services-4q2010-financial-results" target="_blank">JPMorgan Chase &#8211; Card Services 4Q2010 Financial Results&#0160;</a>-&#0160;Payments News</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/11be988e/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cgoldmanrsquos0Eus0Eclients0Eto0Emiss0Efacebook0Eshare0Esale0E21868670Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Goldman’s US clients to miss Facebook share sale</a>&#0160;-&#0160;The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/8265147/David-Cameron-Bank-bonuses-are-not-a-done-deal" target="_blank">David Cameron: &#39;Bank bonuses are not a done deal&#39;</a>&#0160;-&#0160;The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/UG9EgD-MJOg/eu-leaders-push-central-bank-choices-as-crisis-measures-debated" target="_blank">Contest Heats Up to Succeed Trichet at ECB</a>&#0160;-&#0160;Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/8265175/Goldman-Sachs-shuns-the-BRICs-for-Wall-Street" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs shuns the BRICs for Wall Street</a>&#0160;-&#0160;The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-12207296" target="_blank">UBS to revise 44-page dress code</a>&#0160;-&#0160;BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-12209241" target="_blank">Bank pay too high, says RBS boss</a>&#0160;-&#0160;BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/11c06a86/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cstarting0Egun0Efired0Eon0Enorthern0Erock0Esale0E21870A930Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Starting gun fired on Northern Rock sale</a>&#0160;-&#0160;The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/11c06a89/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ceurozone0Educks0Ecrucial0Eissues0Eon0Erescue0Efund0E21870A970Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Eurozone ducks crucial issues on rescue fund</a>&#0160;-&#0160;The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-12205690" target="_blank">Wikileaks given Swiss bank data</a>&#0160;-&#0160;BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dae72488-21a1-11e0-9e3b-00144feab49a?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Derivatives trading platform bypasses banks</a>&#0160;-&#0160;Financial Times</div></p>


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