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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include ...</p>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1fd9d800/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C930A0A20A70CShareholders0Eapprove0EStephen0EHester0Ebonus0Edespite0E2bn0Eloss0Eat0ERBS0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Shareholders approve Stephen Hester bonus despite £2bn loss at RBS</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1fdac38c/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C930A0A7830CRBS0Eshareholders0Ewill0Enever0Erecover0Emoney0Ethey0Elost0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">RBS shareholders will never recover money they lost</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1fdac38a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C930A0A0A450CRBS0Eannual0Egeneral0Emeeting0Eas0Eit0Ehappened0EMay0E30A0E20A120Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">RBS annual general meeting: as it happened - May 30, 2012</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/857bd254-aa81-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">JPMorgan to spin out ‘special investments’</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90721864-aa7a-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">Amex expands digital voucher partnership</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/05b3e528-aa60-11e1-8b9d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">‘Peer-to-peer’ lenders to supply funds</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18273739#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Big boost for alternative lenders</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1fdce0b6/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ccity0Elawyer0Ejailed0Eafterstealing0E12m0E780A50A420Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">City lawyer jailed afterstealing £1.2m</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1fd4d048/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C92988830CMPs0Equestion0EBanks0Enew0Eregulatory0Etools0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">MPs question Bank&#39;s new regulatory &#39;tools&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9724000/9724893.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">AUDIO: &#39;You can&#39;t solve debt with more debt&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1fdce0be/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Clord0Erothschild0Ebacks0Eoccupy0Eactivists0E780A50A80A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Lord Rothschild backs occupy activists</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1fdce0c0/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cworld0Ceurope0Cuk0Egrowth0Eto0Eremain0Eweak0Esays0Eeu0Ebody0E780A50A820Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">UK growth to remain weak, says EU body</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1fdce0bf/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cworld0Ceurope0Cspains0Efred0Ethe0Eshred0Ewill0Eget0Ea0E14m0Epayout0E780A50A810Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Spain&#39;s &#39;Fred the Shred&#39; will get a €14m payout</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1fdce0c2/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cworld0Ceurope0Cmarkets0Ein0Espin0Eas0Eantibailout0Eparty0Erises0Ein0Egreek0Epolls0Eand0Espanish0Eborrowing0Ecosts0Esoar0E780A50A830Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Markets in spin as anti-bailout party rises in Greek polls and Spanish borrowing costs soar</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18261969#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Eurozone bank bailouts proposed</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18268062#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">&#39;No countries ready to join euro&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1fd9d800/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C930A0A20A70CShareholders0Eapprove0EStephen0EHester0Ebonus0Edespite0E2bn0Eloss0Eat0ERBS0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Shareholders approve Stephen Hester bonus despite £2bn loss at RBS</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1fdac38c/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C930A0A7830CRBS0Eshareholders0Ewill0Enever0Erecover0Emoney0Ethey0Elost0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">RBS shareholders will never recover money they lost</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1fdac38a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C930A0A0A450CRBS0Eannual0Egeneral0Emeeting0Eas0Eit0Ehappened0EMay0E30A0E20A120Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">RBS annual general meeting: as it happened &#8211; May 30, 2012</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/857bd254-aa81-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">JPMorgan to spin out ‘special investments’</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90721864-aa7a-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">Amex expands digital voucher partnership</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/05b3e528-aa60-11e1-8b9d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">‘Peer-to-peer’ lenders to supply funds</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18273739#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Big boost for alternative lenders</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1fdce0b6/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ccity0Elawyer0Ejailed0Eafterstealing0E12m0E780A50A420Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">City lawyer jailed afterstealing £1.2m</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1fd4d048/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C92988830CMPs0Equestion0EBanks0Enew0Eregulatory0Etools0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">MPs question Bank&#39;s new regulatory &#39;tools&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9724000/9724893.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">AUDIO: &#39;You can&#39;t solve debt with more debt&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1fdce0be/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Clord0Erothschild0Ebacks0Eoccupy0Eactivists0E780A50A80A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Lord Rothschild backs occupy activists</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1fdce0c0/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cworld0Ceurope0Cuk0Egrowth0Eto0Eremain0Eweak0Esays0Eeu0Ebody0E780A50A820Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">UK growth to remain weak, says EU body</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1fdce0bf/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cworld0Ceurope0Cspains0Efred0Ethe0Eshred0Ewill0Eget0Ea0E14m0Epayout0E780A50A810Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Spain&#39;s &#39;Fred the Shred&#39; will get a €14m payout</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1fdce0c2/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cworld0Ceurope0Cmarkets0Ein0Espin0Eas0Eantibailout0Eparty0Erises0Ein0Egreek0Epolls0Eand0Espanish0Eborrowing0Ecosts0Esoar0E780A50A830Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Markets in spin as anti-bailout party rises in Greek polls and Spanish borrowing costs soar</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18261969#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Eurozone bank bailouts proposed</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18268062#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">&#39;No countries ready to join euro&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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