Things we're reading today include ...
- Computer hacker tries to extort money from ECB
- Barclays fights for dismissal of US legal action over dark pool traders
- Barclays attempts to have 'dark pool' fraud lawsuit thrown out of court
- Barclays defends ‘dark pool’ venue
- Dark pools - what Barclays is being accused of
- Standard Chartered backs chief Peter Sands amid speculation shareholders want him out
- ‘Vote of confidence’ for Standard Chartered boss Peter Sands
- Standard Chartered defends Peter Sands from attack
- Britain's RBS releases earnings early after surprise swing to profit
- RBS reports surprise rise in profit
- BNP Paribas to pay $80 million for defrauding U.S. Agriculture Department
- Ex-boss of stricken Banco Espirito Santo arrested
- Lloyds close to settlement over Libor rigging allegations
This week's Economist:
- Accounting rules for banks: Freedom to fudge
- Transparency and central banking: More data, less gumption
- Buttonwood: Trillion-dollar boo-boo
- Money-market funds: Faking the buck
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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...
