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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include ...</p>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1d52cce2/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cregulator0Eeager0Eto0Esooth0Einsurers0E0Eover0Etough0Erules0E7553680A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Regulator eager to sooth insurers over tough rules</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e29dbbaa-6bc0-11e1-8337-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Bank capital calls added to instability, says BIS</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d56c514/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91371640CCall0Efor0Einquiry0Einto0Ebank0Emis0Eselling0Escandal0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Call for inquiry into bank mis-selling scandal</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d52b08a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91358460CHow0Ethe0Ederivatives0Esold0Eby0Ethe0Ebanks0Ework0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">How the derivatives sold by the banks work</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1d4e851b/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Clse0Eto0Egrab0Ea0Ebig0Eslice0Eof0Elchclearnet0E75475240Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">LSE to grab a big slice of LCH.Clearnet</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d52b08b/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91353680CNatWest0EThree0EFSA0Einquiries0Einto0Ethe0Ecase0Efound0Eno0Eunlawful0Eacts0Ecommitted0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">NatWest Three: FSA inquiries into the case found no unlawful acts committed</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d52b086/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91358780CGeorge0EOsborne0Esweetens0E20Abn0Ecredit0Eeasing0Edeal0Efor0Ebanks0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">George Osborne sweetens £20bn credit easing deal for banks</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1d4e8518/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cgreece0Eit0Eis0Ea0Edefault0E7547520A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Greece: It is a default</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17264344" target="_blank">Expert witnesses accused of lying</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a729f62-6a30-11e1-b54f-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">MF Global executives set for bonuses</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1115196-69d8-11e1-8996-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Barclays paid chief’s £5.75m tax bill</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-17325032" target="_blank">RBS bailout &#39;needed UK approach&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1d4e5381/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Claughing0Eall0Ethe0Eway0Eto0Ethe0Ebank0Ebarclays0Eboss0Egets0E28m0Ein0Eone0Eyear0E75474540Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Laughing all the way to the bank: Barclays boss gets £28m in one year</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1d4e5380/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cinside0Ehbos0Ethe0Escale0Eof0Eramping0Eup0Erisky0Elending0Ewas0Esimply0Estaggering0E75474520Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Inside HBOS: The scale of ramping up risky lending was simply staggering</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<p><div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1d52cce2/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cregulator0Eeager0Eto0Esooth0Einsurers0E0Eover0Etough0Erules0E7553680A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Regulator eager to sooth insurers over tough rules</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e29dbbaa-6bc0-11e1-8337-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Bank capital calls added to instability, says BIS</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d56c514/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91371640CCall0Efor0Einquiry0Einto0Ebank0Emis0Eselling0Escandal0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Call for inquiry into bank mis-selling scandal</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d52b08a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91358460CHow0Ethe0Ederivatives0Esold0Eby0Ethe0Ebanks0Ework0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">How the derivatives sold by the banks work</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1d4e851b/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Clse0Eto0Egrab0Ea0Ebig0Eslice0Eof0Elchclearnet0E75475240Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">LSE to grab a big slice of LCH.Clearnet</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d52b08b/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91353680CNatWest0EThree0EFSA0Einquiries0Einto0Ethe0Ecase0Efound0Eno0Eunlawful0Eacts0Ecommitted0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">NatWest Three: FSA inquiries into the case found no unlawful acts committed</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d52b086/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91358780CGeorge0EOsborne0Esweetens0E20Abn0Ecredit0Eeasing0Edeal0Efor0Ebanks0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">George Osborne sweetens £20bn credit easing deal for banks</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1d4e8518/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cgreece0Eit0Eis0Ea0Edefault0E7547520A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Greece: It is a default</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17264344" target="_blank">Expert witnesses accused of lying</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a729f62-6a30-11e1-b54f-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">MF Global executives set for bonuses</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1115196-69d8-11e1-8996-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Barclays paid chief’s £5.75m tax bill</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-17325032" target="_blank">RBS bailout &#39;needed UK approach&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1d4e5381/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Claughing0Eall0Ethe0Eway0Eto0Ethe0Ebank0Ebarclays0Eboss0Egets0E28m0Ein0Eone0Eyear0E75474540Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Laughing all the way to the bank: Barclays boss gets £28m in one year</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1d4e5380/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cinside0Ehbos0Ethe0Escale0Eof0Eramping0Eup0Erisky0Elending0Ewas0Esimply0Estaggering0E75474520Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Inside HBOS: The scale of ramping up risky lending was simply staggering</a><br />The Independent</div></p>


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