Things we're reading today include ...
- Bank of America nears $16 billion record settlement with US regulators
- Exclusive: Goldman, JPMorgan in Senate's crosshairs for commodities holdings
- World's oldest bank posts heavy loss
- Euronext profits buoyed by IPO appetite
- Arab Bank Plc faces Hamas financing trial in U.S.
- Commerzbank bolstered by bad bank cuts
- Calls grow for leadership change as Standard Chartered faces new fine
- UK banks: the half-year earnings review
- Europe down after Russia sanctions, ECB; Wall St fades
- Chinese banks get serious about risk of bad debts swell
This week's Economist:
- European banking tests: Exam nerves
- Banco Espírito Santo: Sharing the pain
- Ghana and the IMF: Time for thrift
- Hong Kong’s finances: Going with the flow
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...