Things we're reading today include ...
- A £30bn talk for Merkel and Hollande
- FSA demands new legal powers after Libor manipulation scandal
- Cable promises 'business bank'
- 'Gentle giant' Paul Volcker has too little time left to fix the world
- UK pledges $1.6 billion for state-backed business bank
- Euro zone to boost bailout fund firepower to 2 trillion euros: report
- Paul Volcker: ring-fencing banks is not enough
- Fed's Fisher repeats call to break up big banks
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...