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Things worth reading: 7th October 2019

Things we’re reading today include … ‘I’m being jailed for four emails from 12 years ago’ HSBC to cut up to 10,000 jobs in drive to slash costs: FT Ex-Barclays executives face fraud trial over Qatar rescue Online wealth manager Nutmeg reveals widening losses Libra: PayPal first to drop out of Facebook cryptocurrency Betting on…

The Finanser’s Week: 30th September – 6th October 2019

The main blog headlines are … Banks are product not customer focused I walked into a grocer’s store the other day. The store was resplendent with fruits of all colours and continents. There were red, yellow and green peppers; carrots, courgettes and cauliflowers; oranges, apples and bananas of both large and small; watermelons, honey melons…

Things worth reading: 4th October 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Small banks must step up if they want to keep their small-business customers PayPal on the verge of quitting Facebook’s Libra project It has been a torrid week for Indian banks Wealth taxes have moved up the political agenda ‘I was scammed by a fraud so ingenious even bank…

Things worth reading: 2nd October 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Visa, Mastercard reconsider backing Facebook’s Libra: WSJ Too big to lend? JPMorgan cash hit Fed limits, roiling U.S. repos ‘Depressing’ gender pay gap widens in fund management firms UBS economist reinstated after China ‘pig’ comments Credit Suisse rocked by suicide as spy scandal deepens  Financial advisers and the ‘wealth…

Things worth reading: 1st October 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Fund managers to be made to warn investors in hard-to-sell assets Christine Lagarde must jump-start change in Europe’s economy Euroclear/H&F: swarm clouds Revolut points to ‘viability’ after increasing revenues Wonga’s legacy of nearly 400,000 mis-sold loans PayPal is first foreign company to win Chinese payments licence

The Finanser’s Week: 23rd September – 29th September 2019

The main blog headlines are … The purpose-driven series: Greed is good … or is it? There’s a comment that has stayed with me for a long time. It goes along the lines of if you’re earning $10 million a year then spending $10,000 is only the same as someone who earns $100,000 a year…

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…

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