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The biggest news stories of the week include:RBS chief Stephen Hester says there is no 'miracle cure' as bank slumps to £1bn loss (Telegraph)Lloyds blames HBOS for £13.4bn debts (Guardian)HSBC chairman Stephen Green says 'worst of crisis over'  (Telegraph)Barclays' star bankers to get bonus bonanza (Times)Goldman has record trading days (Financial Times)Goldman Faces …

The biggest news stories of the week include: Bank regulation reform needs to be more radical, say MPs (Guardian)Let's scare the banks into lending with capital raising threat (Telegraph)Is high frequency trading a good or bad thing? (Telegraph)Was the AIG Bailout a Goldman Bailout by Proxy? (Seeking Alpha)ECB survey sees credit crunch …

The biggest news stories of the week include: Stock Traders Find Speed Pays, in Milliseconds (New York Times)The Misery Index (the Huffington Post)Barclays and RBS 'will need billions more in capital' (Telegraph)Lord Myners attacks bankers’ greed and finds God (Times)Brussels gives UK five years to fix RBS and Lloyds (Telegraph)UK economy will only make …

The biggest news stories of the week include: Two Giants Emerge From Wall Street Ruins (New York Times)Crackdown on City pay ignites fears of exodus by star bankers (Times) Goldman Sachs' bonus machine risk a poltical backlash (Telegraph)Why the bonus culture needs to be defended  (Financial Times)ECB paves way for …

The biggest news stories of the week include: Financial services: Commission outlines ways to strengthen the safety of derivatives markets (Europa)Showdown as EU and UK battle over banks (Independent) Government white paper paves way for City 'super-regulator' (Telegraph)Myners attacks EU's hedge fund proposals (Independent)EU attack on City of London is …

The biggest news stories of the week include: Financial services: Commission outlines ways to strengthen the safety of derivatives markets (Europa)Showdown as EU and UK battle over banks (Independent) Government white paper paves way for City 'super-regulator' (Telegraph)Myners attacks EU's hedge fund proposals (Independent)EU attack on City of London is …

The biggest news stories of the week include: Financial services: Commission outlines ways to strengthen the safety of derivatives markets (Europa)Showdown as EU and UK battle over banks (Independent) Government white paper paves way for City 'super-regulator' (Telegraph)Myners attacks EU's hedge fund proposals (Independent)EU attack on City of London is …

The biggest news stories of the week include: Britain's banks are on life support, says Miles  (Independent)Probe launched after rogue trader costs City oil broker $10m  (Guardian)Kroes sees Lloyds and RBS asset sales (Financial Times) How the ECB’s fig leaf has completely withered away (Times) Madoff given maximum sentence – …

Here are our key stories of the week: The Top 10 Investment Banks of 2009 The Top Ten of Everything SUN, IBM, SWIFT and more create a cloud crowd How accountable are the rating agencies for this mess? How to break trust with social media SmartyPig makes a Big Oink! …

Here are our key stories of the week: Bank of England raises concerns with ECB over T2S The Mobile Financial Future The Mobile Financial Present Zurich's reports: worth a read Grieving … and the US Banking Reforms What does the internet think? Where's Wally? What was it Reagan said? Fred …

Here are our key stories of the week: Is the social web party over? Social media has changed society IBM discovers banks don't understand their customers A SEPA end-date at last? Forget payments, think value A compliance culture or function? Time for the Gangsters? Harry Potter and the Prince of …

Here are our key stories of the week: Is the social web party over? Social media has changed society IBM discovers banks don't understand their customers A SEPA end-date at last? Forget payments, think value A compliance culture or function? Time for the Gangsters? Harry Potter and the Prince of …

Here are our key stories of the week: Global Banking Trends A Trade Confidence Index for Asia Brown needs Balls, Darling Greedy bankers? Corrupt politicians? Nothing new Banks must still deleverage … and deleverage lots! Why technology firms don't get business CEOs don't like social media … because it's social! …

Here are our key stories of the week: Global Banking Trends A Trade Confidence Index for Asia Brown needs Balls, Darling Greedy bankers? Corrupt politicians? Nothing new Banks must still deleverage … and deleverage lots! Why technology firms don't get business CEOs don't like social media … because it's social! …

Here are our key stories of the week: A real-time global pulse Branches Wanted: Dead or Alive? And what not to wear for a bank robbery Are we hard wired to mess up our money? Are you being hacked (and do you know)?  Trading water Ten Questions and Ten Statements …