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The Finanser’s Week: 8th March – 14th March 2010

The biggest news stories of the week include … Banking giant Sir Brian Pitman dies at 78 – The Times Lehman 'hid billions' – report – The Independent Swiss theft puts HSBC in spotlight over tax evasion – The Times Barclays' shareholders warn bank against deal for a US retail bank – The Telegraph Brussels…

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The Finanser’s Week: 1st March – 7th March 2010

The biggest news stories of the week include … How Obama Screwed Volcker – The Daily Beast Record profits at Standard Chartered but bad debts rise The Independent HSBC's £7bn profits to offer insight into Asian economy The Telegraph Turner: Cost of bank bailout was small compared to instability The Independent 'Robin hood' bank tax…

The Finanser’s Week: 22nd February to 28th February 2010

The biggest news stories of the week include … The Future of Money: It’s Flexible, Frictionless and (Almost) Free – Wired Banks have paid their pound of flesh, now the pillorying must stop – The Telegraph Barnier visits City in bid to calm anger over EU regulation plans – The Telegraph Bank of England chief…

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The Finanser’s Week: 15th February to 21st February 2010

The biggest news stories of the week include … Top Earners Averaged $345 Million in 2007, IRS Says – Bloomberg Treasury will receive £1.5bn boost from bankers' tax – The Telegraph Barclays reports profits up 92% to £11.6 billion – The Independent Barclays hits customers with huge overdraft fee increases – The Independent Hank Paulson…

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The Finanser’s Week: 8th February – 14th February 2010

The biggest news stories of the week include … Economic powers move closer to global bank tax – The Telegraph We're drinking our way out of recession, says Diageo – The Independent PayPal suspends some business in India – Financial Times Barack Obama 'doesn't begrudge' bankers their million-dollar bonuses – The Telegraph FSA chief Hector…

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The Finanser’s Week: 1st February – 7th February 2010

The biggest news stories of the week include … Reforming banks: a roundup of current proposals on how to make them smaller  – The TelegraphHow to Reform Our Financial System, by Paul Volcker – New York Times'Pass my plans or I'll come back to haunt you,' says Volcker – The IndependentStock markets plunge over Europe…

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The Finanser’s Week: 25th January – 31st January 2010

The biggest news stories of the week include … Davos 2010: More Bankers This Year at Davos, but Mood Remains Glum – New York TimesBankers fight back against Obama – The IndependentAlistair Darling dismisses Obama plan to break up banks as ineffective – The TelegraphFed chief Bernanke gets second term – BBC And our biggest…

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The Finanser’s Week: 18th January – 24th January 2010

The biggest news stories of the week include … Fraud fear blocks Haiti donations – BBCAfter £800bn loans, China tells banks to focus on the real economy – The TimesBarack Obama's speech on banking reform: in full – The TelegraphMichael Geoghegan speaks to Sky News' Jeff Randall: Full Transcript – The TelegraphBen Bernanke requests audit…

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The Finanser’s Week: 11th January – 17th January 2010

  The biggest news stories of the week include … 'Significant chance' of second financial crisis, warns World Economic Forum – The TelegraphBarack Obama imposes tax on big banks – The TelegraphQuestioning reveals Barnier’s reforming zeal – Financial TimesTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's emails supoenaed in AIG inquiry – The TelegraphRecord profit for US central bank…

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The Finanser’s Week: 21st December 2009 – 11th January 2010

The biggest news stories of the week include … Y2.01K bug hits BoQ Eftpos system – Sydney Morning HeraldGerman bank cards hit by '2010' bug – Financial TimesTim Geithner's NY Fed told AIG to keep quiet about $105bn paid to banks – TelegraphVirgin plans to develop UK bank – BBCBarclaycard and Orange unwrap contactless credit…

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