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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17db8cde/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87337840CDavid0ECameron0Esays0Ebanks0Eneed0Eto0Estart0Elending0Eagain0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">David Cameron says banks need to start lending again</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17d8c29f/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87329640CDavid0ECameron0Ewarns0Ebanking0Ereform0Emust0Enot0Eput0Ejobs0Eat0Erisk0Eas0ECoalition0Erow0Egrows0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">David Cameron warns banking reform must not put jobs at risk as Coalition row grows</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17db8cdd/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancevideo0C87337910CCoalition0Eunited0Eon0Esplitting0Ebank0Efunctions0Esays0EVince0ECable0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Coalition united on splitting bank functions says Vince Cable</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17d47eb8/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87322170CCoalition0Eclashes0Eover0Ebank0Ereforms0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Coalition clashes over bank reforms</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17dca314/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cuk0Cpolitics0Cbankers0Ecant0Epoint0Ea0Egun0Eat0Eeconomy0Esays0Eclegg0E23472560Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bankers can&#39;t &#39;point a gun&#39; at economy, says Clegg</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17dde4f4/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ccomment0Cdamianreece0C87342240CBanks0Eneed0Esome0Emore0Ecareful0Eregulation0Enot0Eanother0ECable0Etirade0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks need some more careful regulation, not another Cable tirade</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17dde4f3/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87338550CThe0Equestions0Ethis0Ereform0Eof0Ethe0Ebanks0Emust0Eresolve0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">The questions this reform of the banks must resolve</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-14726568" target="_blank">Bank changes &#39;may wait to 2015&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17d8c2a0/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C873290A10CBanks0Eface0Eday0Eof0Ereckoning0Esays0EMcKinsey0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks face &#39;day of reckoning&#39;, says McKinsey</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17dde4f5/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87339460CDraconian0EUK0Ebank0Ereforms0Ewill0Epush0Elenders0Einto0Ea0Ecrisis0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">&#39;Draconian&#39; UK bank reforms will push lenders into a crisis</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17dca310/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cposen0Eurges0Ebankers0Eto0Eprevent0Esecond0Erecession0E23471520Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Posen urges bankers to prevent second recession</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17dca313/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cuk0Cpolitics0Cthe0Edarling0Eversion0Eking0Eand0Eballs0Esavaged0Eby0Eexchancellor0E23472570Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">The Darling version: King and Balls savaged by ex-chancellor</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17dbfcf6/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cpersonalfinance0C873330A40CI0Edont0Eneed0Emy0Ebank0Eto0Etell0Emethat0EIm0Ewasting0Emoney0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">I don&#39;t need my bank to tell me&#0160;that I&#39;m wasting money</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/pYz8vfC0ayI/merkel-s-cabinet-backs-euro-rescue-measures-as-dissent-ebbs" target="_blank">Merkel’s Cabinet Deepens Euro-Rescue Measures</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17dca311/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cgreek0Ebank0Eaccesses0Eemergency0Efunding0E23471540Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Greek bank accesses emergency funding</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04a0f52c-d41e-11e0-9afc-00144feab49a?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Diamondback fund to pay $1m to SEC</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf34602a-d41f-11e0-9afc-00144feab49a?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">SEC probes mutual funds&#39; derivative use</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/cPI2u2zEyec/danish-banks-abused-loopholes-when-counting-losses-fsa-says" target="_blank">Danish Banks Abused Loopholes on Losses</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17dcea2d/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C8733950A0CFormer0Eanalyst0EBlodget0Esays0EBank0Eof0EAmerica0Eneeds0Eto0Eraise0Emore0Ecapital0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Former analyst Blodget says Bank of America needs to raise more capital</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/aQ2PtcSSv48/shadowy-figures-tracking-illicit-financial-transactions" target="_blank">Shadowy Figures: Tracking Illicit Financial Transactions</a><br />Payments News</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17dca318/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cfinancial0Ewatchdogs0Eto0Eissue0Ehealth0Ewarnings0E2347150A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Financial watchdogs to issue &#39;health warnings&#39;</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17db8cde/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87337840CDavid0ECameron0Esays0Ebanks0Eneed0Eto0Estart0Elending0Eagain0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">David Cameron says banks need to start lending again</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17d8c29f/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87329640CDavid0ECameron0Ewarns0Ebanking0Ereform0Emust0Enot0Eput0Ejobs0Eat0Erisk0Eas0ECoalition0Erow0Egrows0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">David Cameron warns banking reform must not put jobs at risk as Coalition row grows</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17db8cdd/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancevideo0C87337910CCoalition0Eunited0Eon0Esplitting0Ebank0Efunctions0Esays0EVince0ECable0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Coalition united on splitting bank functions says Vince Cable</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17d47eb8/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87322170CCoalition0Eclashes0Eover0Ebank0Ereforms0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Coalition clashes over bank reforms</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17dca314/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cuk0Cpolitics0Cbankers0Ecant0Epoint0Ea0Egun0Eat0Eeconomy0Esays0Eclegg0E23472560Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bankers can&#39;t &#39;point a gun&#39; at economy, says Clegg</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17dde4f4/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ccomment0Cdamianreece0C87342240CBanks0Eneed0Esome0Emore0Ecareful0Eregulation0Enot0Eanother0ECable0Etirade0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks need some more careful regulation, not another Cable tirade</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17dde4f3/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87338550CThe0Equestions0Ethis0Ereform0Eof0Ethe0Ebanks0Emust0Eresolve0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">The questions this reform of the banks must resolve</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-14726568" target="_blank">Bank changes &#39;may wait to 2015&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17d8c2a0/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C873290A10CBanks0Eface0Eday0Eof0Ereckoning0Esays0EMcKinsey0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks face &#39;day of reckoning&#39;, says McKinsey</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17dde4f5/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87339460CDraconian0EUK0Ebank0Ereforms0Ewill0Epush0Elenders0Einto0Ea0Ecrisis0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">&#39;Draconian&#39; UK bank reforms will push lenders into a crisis</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17dca310/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cposen0Eurges0Ebankers0Eto0Eprevent0Esecond0Erecession0E23471520Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Posen urges bankers to prevent second recession</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17dca313/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cuk0Cpolitics0Cthe0Edarling0Eversion0Eking0Eand0Eballs0Esavaged0Eby0Eexchancellor0E23472570Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">The Darling version: King and Balls savaged by ex-chancellor</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17dbfcf6/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cpersonalfinance0C873330A40CI0Edont0Eneed0Emy0Ebank0Eto0Etell0Emethat0EIm0Ewasting0Emoney0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">I don&#39;t need my bank to tell me&#0160;that I&#39;m wasting money</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/pYz8vfC0ayI/merkel-s-cabinet-backs-euro-rescue-measures-as-dissent-ebbs" target="_blank">Merkel’s Cabinet Deepens Euro-Rescue Measures</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17dca311/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cgreek0Ebank0Eaccesses0Eemergency0Efunding0E23471540Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Greek bank accesses emergency funding</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04a0f52c-d41e-11e0-9afc-00144feab49a?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Diamondback fund to pay $1m to SEC</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf34602a-d41f-11e0-9afc-00144feab49a?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">SEC probes mutual funds&#39; derivative use</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/cPI2u2zEyec/danish-banks-abused-loopholes-when-counting-losses-fsa-says" target="_blank">Danish Banks Abused Loopholes on Losses</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17dcea2d/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C8733950A0CFormer0Eanalyst0EBlodget0Esays0EBank0Eof0EAmerica0Eneeds0Eto0Eraise0Emore0Ecapital0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Former analyst Blodget says Bank of America needs to raise more capital</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/aQ2PtcSSv48/shadowy-figures-tracking-illicit-financial-transactions" target="_blank">Shadowy Figures: Tracking Illicit Financial Transactions</a><br />Payments News</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17dca318/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cfinancial0Ewatchdogs0Eto0Eissue0Ehealth0Ewarnings0E2347150A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Financial watchdogs to issue &#39;health warnings&#39;</a><br />The Independent</div>
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