Things we're reading today include ...
- Young 'to be poorer than parents'
- RBS scraps bonuses for bank staff
- Singapore bourse challenges old obstacles with new bond trading system
- Mortgage lending 'strongest since 2008'
The demise of HBOS:
- The demise of HBOS: How it happened
- 'Moral Hazard': the two missing words that rob HBOS report of credibility
- HBOS collapse: Pressure grows for fresh inquiry into auditor KPMG's role
- HBOS collapse: Let battle commence - the regulators can’t afford to fail a second time
- HBOS collapse: Catalogue of failures at the City’s defunct watchdog
- HBOS collapse: I’m finally vindicated – but this is just the start
- HBOS collapse: Seven years on, bosses of failed bank are back under the spotlight
- Why did the watchdog chase just one banker over HBOS collapse?
- HBOS: 10 bankers 'could be banned' for 2008 mortgage-lender collapse
- Up to 10 former HBOS executives could be banned over collapse, damning report finds
- HBOS: 10 executives could face ban
- Why I believe there should be no further action over the £20bn collapse of HBOS
Square's IPO:
- Square shares end 45% higher on debut
- Dorsey's Square jumps in market debut, offering hope to tech startups
- Jack Dorsey: Twitter founder’s latest success can’t stop whispers of tech bubble
- Dorsey's Square jumps in market debut, offering hope to tech startups
- Square’s IPO a lesson to rival start-ups
- Square prices below range in IPO
This week's Economist:
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...