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 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 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 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…
Things we’re reading today include … How long will Jamie Dimon’s magic touch last? Deutsche Bank is first to settle bond-rigging lawsuit, amid federal probe Hong Kong’s bourse seeks to snap up the London Stock Exchange Steven Mnuchin begins reforming America’s giant mortgage-guarantee firms Google to pay €1bn to end French tax probe Hong Kong…
The main blog headlines are … Elvis seen opening a bank account in Hawaii As it’s Friday, a slightly more whimsical post. I was amused to see a story floating around the internet yesterday that read like this: ‘Missing’ woman mystery solved A group of tourists spent hours Saturday night looking for a missing woman…
Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank is first to settle bond-rigging lawsuit, amid federal probe Hong Kong’s bourse seeks to snap up the London Stock Exchange Steven Mnuchin begins reforming America’s giant mortgage-guarantee firms Google to pay €1bn to end French tax probe Hong Kong stock market operator tumbles after £32bn LSE bid…
Things we’re reading today include … Big banking profits should invite questions Banks hold £1.2 trillion of our savings Sunsetting Python 2 is a bit of an issue for banks like JPMorgan Banks allow customers to bank cheques made out to their middle names Banking on equality: are LGBTQ credit unions the answer to financial…
Things we’re reading today include … Why are people shopping online late at night? Eurofi: inside the think-tank at the heart of the EU Former PM’s Brexit negotiator joins Goldman Sachs Deutsche Börse’s Eurex makes fresh euro clearing push ahead of Brexit Bank of America’s push to turn around investment bank is bearing fruit Big…
Things we’re reading today include …. What’s Driving The Digital Banking Boom In Latin America Eurofi: inside the ‘think-tank’ at the heart of the EU KPMG predicts no-deal Brexit recession in 2020 Dorian industry insured losses seen in several billions of dollars: Munich Re Not so grand: the FCA must protect investors in high-risk mini-bonds…
