Things we're reading today include ...
- FCA fines Santander £12.4m fine for 'widespread investment advice failings'
- Lloyds stake sale raises £4.2bn
- Government faces £400m 'shortfall' on bank levy
- Co-op Bank’s ethical investors fret over another £400m hole
- Spooked by defaults, China banks begin retreat from risk
- Flowers says Osborne 'pressured' Lloyds to accept Co-op bid
- Carlyle poaches JPMorgan investment bank CEO
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...