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The Finanser’s Week: 23rd November 2009 – 29th November 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Dubai debt shock knocks £14bn off bank shares – The IndependentChinese banks seek capital after lending binge – The TimesThe Progress of Migration to SEPA, a keynote address by Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB at the British Bankers’ AssociationCheques to be bounced…

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The Finanser’s Week: 23rd November 2009 – 29th November 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Dubai debt shock knocks £14bn off bank shares – The IndependentChinese banks seek capital after lending binge – The TimesThe Progress of Migration to SEPA, a keynote address by Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB at the British Bankers’ AssociationCheques to be bounced…

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The Finanser’s Week: 23rd November 2009 – 29th November 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Dubai debt shock knocks £14bn off bank shares – The IndependentChinese banks seek capital after lending binge – The TimesThe Progress of Migration to SEPA, a keynote address by Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB at the British Bankers’ AssociationCheques to be bounced…

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The Finanser’s Week: 16th November 2009 – 22nd November 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Queen outlines new banking laws – BBCBarclays accused of taking unfair advantage in Lehman purchase – The TelegraphTobin is not a mythical monster to frighten the City; it has a moral force – GuardianJohn Varley's blueprint for successful and responsible banking – The TelegraphJPMorgan to take full…

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The Finanser’s Week: 16th November 2009 – 22nd November 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Queen outlines new banking laws – BBCBarclays accused of taking unfair advantage in Lehman purchase – The TelegraphTobin is not a mythical monster to frighten the City; it has a moral force – GuardianJohn Varley's blueprint for successful and responsible banking – The TelegraphJPMorgan to take full…

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The Finanser’s Week: 9th November 2009 – 15th November 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Gordon Brown: worldwide snub over tax plans (Telegraph)EU draft council decision on sharing of banking data with the US and restructuring of SWIFT, 10 Nov 2009 (Wikileaks)Banking sell-off to take up to seven years (Independent)UK banks split into two tiers (Financial Times)HSBC and Barclays suggest the ‘biggest…

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The Finanser’s Week: 9th November 2009 – 15th November 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Gordon Brown: worldwide snub over tax plans (Telegraph)EU draft council decision on sharing of banking data with the US and restructuring of SWIFT, 10 Nov 2009 (Wikileaks)Banking sell-off to take up to seven years (Independent)UK banks split into two tiers (Financial Times)HSBC and Barclays suggest the ‘biggest…

The Finanser’s Week: 2nd November 2009 – 8th November 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA): cross-border direct debits now a reality (Europa)Taxpayers hit for £28.7bn more amid banks break-up (Independent)FSA's Lord Turner: splitting banks will make sector more risky (Telegraph)The Kroes UK’s banks have to bear (Evening Standard) Profit `Not Satanic,’ John Varley, CEO of Barclays Says…

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The Finanser’s Week: 2nd November 2009 – 8th November 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA): cross-border direct debits now a reality (Europa)Taxpayers hit for £28.7bn more amid banks break-up (Independent)FSA's Lord Turner: splitting banks will make sector more risky (Telegraph)The Kroes UK’s banks have to bear (Evening Standard) Profit `Not Satanic,’ John Varley, CEO of Barclays Says…

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The Finanser’s Week: 26th October 2009 – 1st November 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Banks not buying in to Single Payments Area (Euractiv) Credit crunch almost over, says ECB (Euractiv) US economy is growing once again (BBC) ING to separate banking and insurance operations, and divest ING USA (ING Press Release) Brussels to split up Britain's high street banks (Times) Bernanke: Smaller Banks Not…

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