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<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-13589368" target="_blank">Barclays &#39;may buy Spanish bank&#39;</a> - <span class="source">BBC</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1bc472ea-888a-11e0-afe1-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Exchanges fight for LCH.Clearnet</a> - <span class="source">Financial Times</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3cf9bd6e-8888-11e0-afe1-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Deutsche struggles to picture future chief</a> - <span class="source">Financial Times</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1566b7b1/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C85450A280CCan0EGeorge0EOsborne0Eand0EMervyn0EKing0Eprevent0Eanother0Efinancial0Ecrisis0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Can George Osborne and Mervyn King prevent another financial crisis?</a> - <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1566b7ac/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancetopics0Cbernard0Emadoff0C85452360CHSBC0Eaccused0Eof0Eprofiting0Efrom0EBernard0EMadoffs0EPonzi0Escheme0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">HSBC accused of &#39;profiting from Bernard Madoff&#39;s Ponzi scheme&#39;</a> - <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155f47dc/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C85438390CBank0Eof0EEngland0Espends0E2340A0A0A0Eon0Echauffeur0Edriven0Ecars0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bank of England spends £234,000 on chauffeur-driven cars</a> - <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155f47dd/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cmarkets0C85439560CBlackRock0Eattacks0Ebanks0Eover0Eaggressive0EIPO0Efees0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">BlackRock attacks banks over &#39;aggressive&#39; IPO fees</a> - <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155f47db/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C854380A0A0CHow0Ethe0Ereport0Einto0ERBS0Eis0Ebecoming0Ea0Ereport0Einto0Ethe0EFSA0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">How the report into RBS is becoming a report into the FSA</a> - <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=18744495&amp;fsrc=rss" target="_blank">Corporate crime: Give a little whistle</a> - <span class="source">The Economist</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155761d8/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C8542490A0CMichel0EBarnier0Ewill0Enot0Ebe0Eswayed0Eon0EBasel0EIII0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Michel Barnier will &#39;not be swayed&#39; on Basel III</a> - <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
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<h2>How BIG is Google&#39;s Wallet launch?</h2>
So yesterday I was thinking that it’s not worth talking about  Google’s announcement of a mobile wallet as it’s been covered  everywhere. But to not mention it on the blog would be a serious loss of  duty so, in answer... 		  [<a href="http://thefinanser.co.uk/fsclub/2011/05/how-big-is-googles-wallet-launch" target="_blank">View the blog</a>] 	     	    <br /> <br /> <br />
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<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1566b7b1/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C85450A280CCan0EGeorge0EOsborne0Eand0EMervyn0EKing0Eprevent0Eanother0Efinancial0Ecrisis0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Can George Osborne and Mervyn King prevent another financial crisis?</a> - <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1566b7ac/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancetopics0Cbernard0Emadoff0C85452360CHSBC0Eaccused0Eof0Eprofiting0Efrom0EBernard0EMadoffs0EPonzi0Escheme0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">HSBC accused of &#39;profiting from Bernard Madoff&#39;s Ponzi scheme&#39;</a> - <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155f47dc/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C85438390CBank0Eof0EEngland0Espends0E2340A0A0A0Eon0Echauffeur0Edriven0Ecars0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bank of England spends £234,000 on chauffeur-driven cars</a> - <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155f47dd/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cmarkets0C85439560CBlackRock0Eattacks0Ebanks0Eover0Eaggressive0EIPO0Efees0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">BlackRock attacks banks over &#39;aggressive&#39; IPO fees</a> - <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155f47db/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C854380A0A0CHow0Ethe0Ereport0Einto0ERBS0Eis0Ebecoming0Ea0Ereport0Einto0Ethe0EFSA0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">How the report into RBS is becoming a report into the FSA</a> - <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=18744495&amp;fsrc=rss" target="_blank">Corporate crime: Give a little whistle</a> - <span class="source">The Economist</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155761d8/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C8542490A0CMichel0EBarnier0Ewill0Enot0Ebe0Eswayed0Eon0EBasel0EIII0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Michel Barnier will &#39;not be swayed&#39; on Basel III</a> - <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-13589368" target="_blank">Barclays &#39;may buy Spanish bank&#39;</a> &#8211; <span class="source">BBC</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1bc472ea-888a-11e0-afe1-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Exchanges fight for LCH.Clearnet</a> &#8211; <span class="source">Financial Times</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3cf9bd6e-8888-11e0-afe1-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Deutsche struggles to picture future chief</a> &#8211; <span class="source">Financial Times</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1566b7b1/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C85450A280CCan0EGeorge0EOsborne0Eand0EMervyn0EKing0Eprevent0Eanother0Efinancial0Ecrisis0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Can George Osborne and Mervyn King prevent another financial crisis?</a> &#8211; <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1566b7ac/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancetopics0Cbernard0Emadoff0C85452360CHSBC0Eaccused0Eof0Eprofiting0Efrom0EBernard0EMadoffs0EPonzi0Escheme0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">HSBC accused of &#39;profiting from Bernard Madoff&#39;s Ponzi scheme&#39;</a> &#8211; <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155f47dc/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C85438390CBank0Eof0EEngland0Espends0E2340A0A0A0Eon0Echauffeur0Edriven0Ecars0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bank of England spends £234,000 on chauffeur-driven cars</a> &#8211; <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155f47dd/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cmarkets0C85439560CBlackRock0Eattacks0Ebanks0Eover0Eaggressive0EIPO0Efees0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">BlackRock attacks banks over &#39;aggressive&#39; IPO fees</a> &#8211; <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155f47db/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C854380A0A0CHow0Ethe0Ereport0Einto0ERBS0Eis0Ebecoming0Ea0Ereport0Einto0Ethe0EFSA0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">How the report into RBS is becoming a report into the FSA</a> &#8211; <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=18744495&amp;fsrc=rss" target="_blank">Corporate crime: Give a little whistle</a> &#8211; <span class="source">The Economist</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155761d8/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C8542490A0CMichel0EBarnier0Ewill0Enot0Ebe0Eswayed0Eon0EBasel0EIII0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Michel Barnier will &#39;not be swayed&#39; on Basel III</a> &#8211; <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
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<h2>How BIG is Google&#39;s Wallet launch?</h2>
<p>So yesterday I was thinking that it’s not worth talking about  Google’s announcement of a mobile wallet as it’s been covered  everywhere. But to not mention it on the blog would be a serious loss of  duty so, in answer&#8230; 		  [<a href="http://thefinanser.co.uk/fsclub/2011/05/how-big-is-googles-wallet-launch" target="_blank">View the blog</a>] 	     	    </p>
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<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1566b7b1/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C85450A280CCan0EGeorge0EOsborne0Eand0EMervyn0EKing0Eprevent0Eanother0Efinancial0Ecrisis0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Can George Osborne and Mervyn King prevent another financial crisis?</a> &#8211; <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1566b7ac/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancetopics0Cbernard0Emadoff0C85452360CHSBC0Eaccused0Eof0Eprofiting0Efrom0EBernard0EMadoffs0EPonzi0Escheme0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">HSBC accused of &#39;profiting from Bernard Madoff&#39;s Ponzi scheme&#39;</a> &#8211; <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155f47dc/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C85438390CBank0Eof0EEngland0Espends0E2340A0A0A0Eon0Echauffeur0Edriven0Ecars0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bank of England spends £234,000 on chauffeur-driven cars</a> &#8211; <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155f47dd/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cmarkets0C85439560CBlackRock0Eattacks0Ebanks0Eover0Eaggressive0EIPO0Efees0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">BlackRock attacks banks over &#39;aggressive&#39; IPO fees</a> &#8211; <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155f47db/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C854380A0A0CHow0Ethe0Ereport0Einto0ERBS0Eis0Ebecoming0Ea0Ereport0Einto0Ethe0EFSA0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">How the report into RBS is becoming a report into the FSA</a> &#8211; <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=18744495&amp;fsrc=rss" target="_blank">Corporate crime: Give a little whistle</a> &#8211; <span class="source">The Economist</span></div>
<div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/155761d8/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C8542490A0CMichel0EBarnier0Ewill0Enot0Ebe0Eswayed0Eon0EBasel0EIII0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Michel Barnier will &#39;not be swayed&#39; on Basel III</a> &#8211; <span class="source">The Telegraph</span></div>
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