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The Finanser’s Week: 14th December 2020 – 20th December 2020

The main blog discussions this week include … Can we change The System? Yes, we can … ish I woke up yesterday to find this story on Sifted, the Financial Times newish platform dedicated to innovation and FinTech: Fintechs to cosy up with politicians to counter ‘big bank lobby’ It’s interesting, especially for a guy…

Things worth reading: 18th December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of France moves from conceptual to market CBDC trials Coinbase files for US listing in first for a cryptocurrency exchange Citigroup to offer up to 12-week sabbaticals to staff City watchdog failed to regulate firm that lost investors’ £236m Robinhood to pay $65m to settle SEC claims it…

Things worth reading: 17th December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … ‘Bad loans’ of banks risking credit crunch, warns European commission Lloyd’s market to quit fossil fuel insurance by 2030 London calling: the post-Brexit future for Europe’s financial capital US labels Switzerland a currency manipulator Robinhood faces legal action over ‘gamification’ of investing Bitcoin price hits all-time high of more…

Things worth reading: 16th December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … How London grew into a financial powerhouse Bank of England tells bank bosses to review exposure to Covid losses Barclays fined £26m for poor treatment of struggling borrowers Digital transformation raises finance chiefs’ stock Australia’s banks are well placed to weather Covid crisis, RBA says More than half of…

Things worth reading: 15th December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Dealing with bank distress: Insights from a comprehensive database Restarting bank dividends seems premature in such uncertain times Bank of England needs to consider negative rates carefully, says HSBC EU Digital Services Act set to bring in new rules for tech giants US regional banks: urge to merge America’s…

Things worth reading: 14th December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Brexit talks: what are the ‘major unresolved topics’ UK and EU must agree on? Climate crisis: FTSE giants fail to disclose their carbon footprint The women inspiring others in a male-dominated industry Future of the City: Where did all the jobs go? Investors dump UK funds on fears of…

The Finanser’s Week: 7th December 2020 – 13th December 2020

The main blog discussions this week include … The Omniaccess Future (Free Research Report) The new word of focus, as proven by research, is omniaccess. Forget omnichannel. We just performed a short survey about the views of banks and FinTechs regarding the pandemic, sponsored by Oracle. The results are out today and here’s the summary: 48%…

Things worth reading: 11th December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England moves to ‘unlock potential’ of cloud California jobless fraud likely tops $2 billion, Bank of America says The transaction that sums up 2020 UK bank payouts: happy Brexitmas Banks can re-start dividend payments, regulator says Black staff at Lloyds are paid 20% less than their peers,…

Things worth reading: 10th December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … ECB set to increase its stimulus as Covid lockdowns blight the economic recovery Consumers are spending more in 2020 than they did in 2019, says Bank of America CEO UK economy will revive in 2021 but full recovery not likely until 2022, says CBI Wall Street bosses signal strong…

Things worth reading: 9th December 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Leading cybersecurity firm is hacked Economic cost of Covid crisis prompts call for one-off UK wealth tax Jamie Dimon signals strong end to year on Wall Street Commonwealth Bank of Australia to move European HQ out of London PayPal ‘reward’ email rapped for misleading Future of the City: how…

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