Things we're reading today include ...
- RBS under fire after asking employees to give up spare time to carry out DIY work in branches
- Chinese bank robber is arrested because his cash bag was too heavy for him to carry
- China shadow bank collapse exposes grey-market lending risk
- Banks’ asset valuations come under fire
- Not much money to go round? There's always bank fines
- Banks on hook for £4bn as result of Autumn Statement changes
- ECB meeting: All eyes on Mario Draghi as euro zone moves closer to recession
- Treasury set to ‘pay off’ £1.9bn First World War debt
- Men alone should no longer run finance
- Euro zone edging closer to another recession
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...