Things we're reading today include ...
- MetLife ruling bolsters other firms arguing systemic unimportance
- GE Capital asks U.S. government to lift 'too big to fail' designation
- Co-op Bank on hunt for chief executive
- World's top banks in U.S. government cross-hairs over dealings with 1MDB
- U.S. judge rejects Lehman workers' claims on stock awards
- Nasdaq readies 'Ocean' dark pool for banks and brokerages
- Financial traders clash over plans to build masts higher than Shard
- Brazilian billionaire and owner of the Gherkin charged in bribery scheme
- City Insider: John Studzinski’s birthday extremes
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...