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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d720c8f/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91444460CWelcome0Eto0Ethe0Enew0Emuppet0Eshow0Eat0EGoldman0ESachs0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Welcome to the new muppet show at Goldman Sachs</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d71abd1/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ccomment0Cdamianreece0C91444830CGoldmans0Ehas0Ethe0Echance0Eto0Echange0Ebut0Ewill0Eprobably0Eblow0Eit0Eagain0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Goldmans has the chance to change, but will probably blow it - again</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d7021db/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91440A270CGoldman0Echief0ELloyd0EBlankfein0Edefends0Ebank0Ein0Ememo0Eto0Estaff0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Goldman chief Lloyd Blankfein defends bank in memo to staff</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ee1c04b4-6deb-11e1-b9c7-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">The ‘Vampire Squid’ spills its ink</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d6f0aee/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91435220CGoldman0ESachs0EPR0Edisasters0Ein0Epictures0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs PR disasters: in pictures</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d720c91/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91442790CBarclays0Eduo0Eenjoy0E20Am0Epayday0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays duo enjoy £20m payday</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17371692" target="_blank">EC: &#39;New rules no threat to Pru&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d720c92/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0Cinsurance0C91441850CSolvency0EII0Ea0Emess0Ewarns0Ehead0Eof0ELandG0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Solvency II &#39;a mess&#39; warns head of L&amp;G</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d720c8e/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91444760CRBS0Enot0Ecompetitive0Eon0Etop0Ebankers0Epay0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">RBS &#39;not competitive&#39; on top bankers&#39; pay</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d720c90/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91444610CIcelandic0Ebank0EGlitnir0Eto0Erepay0EUK0Ecouncils0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Icelandic bank Glitnir to repay UK councils</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17361899" target="_blank">Four banks fail US stress tests</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/4Vl0aBZqbgc/us-bankofamerica-stressed-idUSBRE82D1FC20120314" target="_blank">Bank of America&#39;s stock soars after passing stress test</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/YKmnwLPsfO4/us-stanchart-wsj-idUSBRE82E03R20120315" target="_blank">China police detain StanChart banker: WSJ</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17362888" target="_blank">China to allow freer yuan trade</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be7cb4ec-6ddc-11e1-b98d-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Turner calls for radical action on shadow banking</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1d72c1a5/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Crules0Eneed0Eto0Ecover0Eshadow0Ebanking0E75713640Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">&#39;Rules need to cover shadow banking&#39;</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d720c93/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91444450CFSA0Ecalled0Eto0Eaccount0Eon0Einterest0Erate0Eswap0Econcerns0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">FSA called to account on interest rate swap concerns</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d6eaf7a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91431490CFSA0Echief0ELord0ETurner0Esays0Enew0Emortgage0Erules0Ewill0Ehelp0Eavert0Esub0Eprime0Edisaster0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">FSA chief Lord Turner says new mortgage rules will help avert &#39;sub-prime&#39; disaster</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d6fc0d6/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ceconomics0C91435810CTechnology0Ecould0Etake0Ethe0Ebankers0Eout0Eof0Ebanking0Esays0EBoE0Epolicmaker0EAndy0EHaldane0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Technology could take the bankers out of banking, says BoE policmaker Andy Haldane</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d720c8f/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91444460CWelcome0Eto0Ethe0Enew0Emuppet0Eshow0Eat0EGoldman0ESachs0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Welcome to the new muppet show at Goldman Sachs</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d71abd1/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ccomment0Cdamianreece0C91444830CGoldmans0Ehas0Ethe0Echance0Eto0Echange0Ebut0Ewill0Eprobably0Eblow0Eit0Eagain0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Goldmans has the chance to change, but will probably blow it &#8211; again</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d7021db/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91440A270CGoldman0Echief0ELloyd0EBlankfein0Edefends0Ebank0Ein0Ememo0Eto0Estaff0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Goldman chief Lloyd Blankfein defends bank in memo to staff</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ee1c04b4-6deb-11e1-b9c7-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">The ‘Vampire Squid’ spills its ink</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d6f0aee/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91435220CGoldman0ESachs0EPR0Edisasters0Ein0Epictures0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs PR disasters: in pictures</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d720c91/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91442790CBarclays0Eduo0Eenjoy0E20Am0Epayday0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays duo enjoy £20m payday</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17371692" target="_blank">EC: &#39;New rules no threat to Pru&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d720c92/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0Cinsurance0C91441850CSolvency0EII0Ea0Emess0Ewarns0Ehead0Eof0ELandG0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Solvency II &#39;a mess&#39; warns head of L&amp;G</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d720c8e/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91444760CRBS0Enot0Ecompetitive0Eon0Etop0Ebankers0Epay0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">RBS &#39;not competitive&#39; on top bankers&#39; pay</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d720c90/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91444610CIcelandic0Ebank0EGlitnir0Eto0Erepay0EUK0Ecouncils0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Icelandic bank Glitnir to repay UK councils</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17361899" target="_blank">Four banks fail US stress tests</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/4Vl0aBZqbgc/us-bankofamerica-stressed-idUSBRE82D1FC20120314" target="_blank">Bank of America&#39;s stock soars after passing stress test</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/YKmnwLPsfO4/us-stanchart-wsj-idUSBRE82E03R20120315" target="_blank">China police detain StanChart banker: WSJ</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17362888" target="_blank">China to allow freer yuan trade</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be7cb4ec-6ddc-11e1-b98d-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Turner calls for radical action on shadow banking</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1d72c1a5/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Crules0Eneed0Eto0Ecover0Eshadow0Ebanking0E75713640Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">&#39;Rules need to cover shadow banking&#39;</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d720c93/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91444450CFSA0Ecalled0Eto0Eaccount0Eon0Einterest0Erate0Eswap0Econcerns0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">FSA called to account on interest rate swap concerns</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d6eaf7a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91431490CFSA0Echief0ELord0ETurner0Esays0Enew0Emortgage0Erules0Ewill0Ehelp0Eavert0Esub0Eprime0Edisaster0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">FSA chief Lord Turner says new mortgage rules will help avert &#39;sub-prime&#39; disaster</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d6fc0d6/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ceconomics0C91435810CTechnology0Ecould0Etake0Ethe0Ebankers0Eout0Eof0Ebanking0Esays0EBoE0Epolicmaker0EAndy0EHaldane0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Technology could take the bankers out of banking, says BoE policmaker Andy Haldane</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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