Things worth reading: 27th September 2019
Things we’re reading today include … A top banker’s defection from Credit Suisse to UBS is roiling Swiss banking Number of bank transfer scams in UK rises by 40% in a year ABN Amro under investigation for money laundering Banker’s wife who spent £16m in Harrods escapes extradition to Azerbaijan on embezzlement charges Internet sector contributes…
Things worth reading: 26th September 2019
Things we’re reading today include … A third of bank branches closed in less than five years Credit Suisse: watching the detectives Danske Bank: Ex-chief caught up in fraud probe found dead You never go to Pret … and 24 other signs you’ve reached financial maturity Monzo closes premium packaged account to new customers Global…
Things worth reading: 25th September 2019
Things we’re reading today include … Future of Fintech Why robots see no logic in betting against central bankers China’s shadow banking industry roars back The future of the global economy hinges on four games of chicken | Nouriel Roubini Can a computer fool you into thinking it is human? Metro Bank shares plunge after…
Things worth reading: 24th September 2019
Things we’re reading today include … The $100 Trillion Opportunity: The Race To Provide Banking To The World’s Poor Ex-Wall Street banker Sean Stewart guilty in second insider trading trial Why the index fund ‘bubble’ should be applauded Setback for Metro Bank as investors snub £250m bond sale Shaky start for the new guardians of…
Things worth reading: 23rd September 2019
Things we’re reading today include … Lloyds Bank’s fraud detection system ‘the Rat’ sniffs out scammers A bank you might like: apps’ unlikely pitch out to disrupt Australian habits Helena Morrissey tipped to succeed Carney at Bank of England A watershed moment for women as Alison Rose takes charge at RBS Banks worth $47 trillion…
The Finanser’s Week: 16th September – 22nd September 2019
The main blog headlines are … The two big issues bank CEOs have with FinTech For all the talk about how well FinTech start-ups are doing, I hear two regular laments from bank CEOs. First, why aren’t we valued like FinTechs? and second, why aren’t FinTechs regulated like us. On the first point, it’s quite…
Things worth reading: 20th September 2019
Things we’re reading today include … Changing weather could put insurance firms out of business Brexit/City jobs: iffy on the Liffey U.S. stock exchange competition to heat up in 2020 with new entrants FCA attacked by research houses over Mifid II reforms Two British bankers are on trial in Germany’s biggest tax case ‘She picked…
Things worth reading: 19th September 2019
Things we’re reading today include … Cash strapped students targeted as money mules U.S. bankers seize on repo-market stress to push for softer liquidity rules Challenger bank Metro may be challenged on capital Why the Fed was forced to intervene in short-term money markets Consumers’ credit card spending ‘overtakes cash’ Deutsche Bank stake lifts fintech…
Things worth reading: 18th September 2019
Things we’re reading today include … Big banks score win as U.S. regulator proposes easing post-crisis derivatives rules ‘Banker to the stars’ Frédéric Levesque goes on trial in France Alexa, don’t tell me my bank balance Climate change could put insurance firms out of business Wall Street investment giants voting against key climate resolutions Guggenheim’s…
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