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Things worth reading: 15th October 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Terrifying moment giant PYTHON crashes through bank ceiling and scares staff Card clash: Mastercard is gaining market share in the UK payments market ECB should keep policy options open regardless of Fed Millennials and apps are shaking up asset management Barclays to challenge Goldman in digital-only bank market: FT…

Things worth reading: 12th October 2018

Things we’re reading today include … JPMorgan profit rises 24.5 percent, helped by higher interest rates Britain’s RBS pays first dividend in decade Goldman Sachs to open first UK office outside London as digital savings bank Marcus takes off Door opens for UBS to take majority ownership of China JV My humanity was crushed in…

Things worth reading: 11th October 2018

Things we’re reading today include … UBS investigates second sexual assault allegation ‘McMafia’ law: woman who spent £16m at Harrods is jailed banker’s wife Bank staff playing hide and seek spark armed robbery scare Bank of England to face MPs over rise in bullying and harassment cases FCA steps up UK plans to prepare for…

Things worth reading: 10th October 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Credit union in wealthy London borough collapses Emerging economies at risk amid ‘complacent’ markets, IMF says EU financial sector at risk as derivative deal stalls Convicted former UBS trader to be freed from UK immigration centre Global financial stability risks rising with trade tensions, IMF says Bank of England…

Things worth reading: 9th October 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Banks face continued IT woes as legacy infrastructure holds them down Goldman Sachs bank Marcus attracts 50,000 savers in less than two weeks with best-buy rate Was There a Connection Between a Russian Bank and the Trump Campaign? JPMorgan’s requirement for new staff: coding lessons Banks seem doomed to…

Things worth reading: 8th October 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Tandem Bank narrows losses as revenue run rate rises to £15m Shadow banks, trade wars, Trump … clouds gather over the IMF’s paradise Brexit anxiety for businesses ‘at highest since referendum’ Bank of England’s Andy Haldane to chair industry body Why are investment banks nervous about Australia’s cartel case?…

The Finanser’s Week: 1st October – 7th October 2018

The main blog headlines are … If you think it’s evolution and not revolution, think again Another regular argument I’m having is whether digital is a revolution or evolution. I firmly believe it is revolutionary. When industries are being rebuilt from the ground-up with new technologies and new business models, then it is a revolution….

Things worth reading: 4th October 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Race bias lawsuit against Morgan Stanley sent to private arbitration What a **checks notes** £1.2bn company looks like Fintech bolsters Bahrain resurgence as finance hub Watchdogs get a taste of their own medicine as regulators come under scrutiny Tech giants allied against proposed Australia law seeking encrypted data Donald…

Things worth reading: 2nd October 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Euro slides after Italian lawmaker mentions return to own currency Tesco Bank fined £16.4m by watchdog over cyber-attack Policymakers share blame for the shadow banking boom Turkey arrests 417 for transferring foreign currency abroad City boss on board of conservation charity pictured with slaughtered animals from African big game…

Things worth reading: 1st October 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Digital start-ups complain they’re being frozen out of £775m RBS remedies contest City minister vows to defend London London’s online trading groups hit by European crackdown Overseas banks push for tax cuts ahead of Brexit How the IMF can manage the global economy better SEC’s focus on U.S. corporate…

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