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Things worth reading: 9th April 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Prince William: Banks must do more to protect environment Banks should invest in nature to fight climate crisis, says Prince William Extinction Rebellion smash windows of Barclays Bank HQ JP Morgan chief predicts shift to non-bank lending OneSavings Bank sets aside £20m to cover fraud costs Atom Bank valuation…

Things worth reading: 8th April 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Credit Suisse removes senior executives after $4.7bn Archegos losses Credit Suisses’s woes are a contrast to Deutsche Bank’s heavy hiring Banks pledge to fight climate crisis – but their boards have deep links with fossil fuels British Challenger Bank Tandem Becomes Chain-Free by Joining Mambu The Future Of Work…

Things worth reading: 7th April 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Nine-in-ten bank boards lack professional technology experience Danske Bank reprimanded by UK competition watchdog Lloyds chief Horta-Osorio has his work cut out as he prepares for one of banking’s toughest jobs The unsolved £26.5 million bank job that traumatised Northern Ireland JPMorgan banking jobs where you work less than…

Things worth reading: 6th April 2021

Things we’re reading today include …. Extinction Rebellion to step up campaign against banking system Central banks should turn green Five things you need to know about open banking EU banking system ‘teetering on collapse’ Has the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) failed Australians? Credit Suisse Executives to Depart After Archegos Losses Bill Gates is…

The Finanser’s Week: 29th March 2021- 4th April 2021

This week’s main blogs include … Venezuela replaces national currency with bitcoin In a fascinating move Venezuela, which has been a basket-case economy ever since Hugo Chavez died in 2013, has dropped their national currency (the bolivar) and any ties to the US dollar, and decided to link their national currency to bitcoin instead. This…

Things worth reading: 1st April 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Metro Bank Launches First Bank Account for Dogs Goldman Sachs To Become Second Big Bank Offering Bitcoin To Wealthy Clients Coronavirus Accelerates US Bank Digital Banking Bank account switching plummets 30% in pandemic squeeze Deutsche Bank launches green deposits for its corporate clients Shaken by Greensill, German towns pull…

Things worth reading: 31st March 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Banks face $10bn hit from Archegos selloff Top banks could be investigated over $20bn fire sale of hedge fund assets G20 central banks failing to turn climate advocacy into action, research finds Deutsche Bank Reorganizes Risk Management and Compliance Functions Britain’s oldest bank to name first female chief in…

Things worth reading: 30th March 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Urgent warning issued to anyone who has a bank account with Barclays, Halifax, HSBC and Lloyds Bank of England steps in to stop rush of bankers relocating to EU Multi-billion Archegos losses will prompt banks to check hedge fund exposures Six conclusions to be drawn as Archegos affair rattles…

Things worth reading: 29th March 2021

Things we’re reading today include … Smaller banks have the happiest customers Warning as Britons attacked by ‘paired device’ scam – ‘don’t click!’ Banks and insurers to face tough cyber stress tests under Bank of England plan Dismal Denny is leading a local banking revolution If You Liked Simple, Try These Online Banks Instead Crypto…

The Finanser’s Week: 22nd March 2021- 28th March 2021

This week’s main blogs include … How China’s FinTech is changing everything I joined a Clubhouse discussion the other day – Clubhouse? What? – and discussed Chinese FinTech and its impact on the rest of the world. I really enjoyed the conversation and it was nice that my friend Sophie Guibaud summarised it afterwards. I…

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