Things we're reading today include:
- Deutsche Bank in need of 'radical surgery' as profits plunge
- China takes another big step to open its financial markets`
- HSBC profits soar as bank keeps a 'strong grip' on costs and flourishes in Asia
- Girl offers piggybank to masked gunmen to try and make them leave family alone, police reveal
- HSBC chief: it is hard to disengage from Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi death
- Bitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warns
- Exclusive: Wells Fargo says auto insurance remediation will not wrap up until 2020
- Venezuela Is Said to Move Cash Through an Obscure Russian Bank
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...