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Things worth reading: 1st November 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Banks face compensation claim over payment fraud New Wells Fargo CEO says he wants to fix problems, isn’t a ‘wallflower’ Why the repo market went awry… Facebook sued for age, gender bias in financial services ads A scholar of inequality ponders the future of capitalism Hong Kong plunges into…

Things worth reading: 31st October 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Rise of machine trading forces data providers to pivot Federal Reserve cuts rates again amid trade and growth fears Brexit deal means ‘£70bn hit to UK by 2029′ Citi to withdraw from two-thirds of FX platforms NatWest to offer help to gambling addicts in high-street branches Can America’s capital…

Things worth reading: 30th October 2019

Things we’re reading today include ….   Lloyds Bank creates inheritance mess for hundreds of bereaved families after wills storage blunder The next Bank of England governor will face another recession – and Brexit won’t help with that PPI hit could tip Lloyds Bank into red Barclays profits plunge as bank warns of challenging year…

Things worth reading: 29th October 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Revealed: the bank accounts thousands are switching to Lloyds and Halifax online banking down as ‘thousands’ struggle to access accounts The World’s Most Expensive Bank Limits Staff Water to Cut Costs Which way will the Bank of England jump on Brexit? Who are the big winners in the bank…

The Finanser’s Week: 21st October – 27th October 2019

The main blog headlines are … Why decentralised currencies are a PEST! Sometimes you debate stuff and a realisation comes. I had one of these today. When futurists talk about the future, they generally based their opinions on forces of change, known colloquially as PEST. Political, Economic, Social and Technological change. So I was having…

Things worth reading: 24th October 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Facebook’s Zuckerberg grilled over Libra currency plan Is Facebook’s Libra doomed? Metro Bank posts loss during ‘challenging’ time Mario Draghi: His legacy after eight tumultuous years at the ECB Can central bankers talk too much? Peer-to-peer lender Funding Secure goes into administration Superyachts and private jets: spending of corrupt…

Things worth reading: 23rd October 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Morgan Stanley elbows out rivals for plum role in $1.5 billion IPO relaunch: sources Infosys: India software giant probes whistleblower claims LSE bids show exchange world’s new priorities UK cyber-centre targets payment card fraud Revealed: The passwords putting you at most risk of cyber attacks Zuckerberg to tell Congress…

Things worth reading: 22nd October 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Chinese vice foreign minister says progress made in trade talks with U.S Infosys starts probe into alleged ‘unethical practices’ by CEO; shares tank ‘I wish the bank had asked about my spending’ China has more ‘unicorn’ start-ups than the US Brexit deal acceptable, says top Barclays banker Banks may…

Things worth reading: 21st October 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Life after Libra: how regulators could fuel rise of digital currency China’s central banker says yuan level ‘appropriate’, trade tensions risk to global economy Top fund manager forced to resign after BBC investigation Citi signals confidence in post-Brexit London World economy is sleepwalking into a new financial crisis, warns…

The Finanser’s Week: 14th October – 20th October 2019

The main blog headlines are … Talking ’bout my generation I was reflecting on things again. Dangerous. My reflection was on when I grew up. My mum and dad went through the second world war. They feared for their lives and for our future. There was no Europe, just a fear of Germans and Nazis,…

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