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Things we’re reading today include … In Brexit Britain, battling home lenders chase risk and pensioners Nearly half of global wages received by top 10%, survey finds Osborne thinks he could run the IMF. Maybe gaslighting a country is a useful skill | Faiza Shaheen European financial services leads charge on women directors Barclays censured…

Things we’re reading today include … The rise of the CEO as social justice warrior | Jill Priluck Wall Street looks to earnings after strongest June in decades Breakdown of global trading system is looming, Australian economist warns Japan payment systems: paper qualifications Why Facebook’s Libra currency gets the thumbs down | Joseph Stiglitz EU…

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank in wealth management hiring spree What first-home buyers should know about ‘bank of mum and dad’ Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pays out $38bn in divorce settlement Catch-22 and the real and immediate danger of Brexit Fearing stock market rout, investors seek shelter in dependable dividends Top firms taking…

Things we’re reading today include … Credit Suisse is the sole bank tripped up by Fed stress test The best challenger bank accounts for business Shakespeare has a warning for bank regulators: be fearful Dutch bank and researchers begin defence against quantum computing’s dark side A Bank Built in 1.5 Million Hours Takes on 180-Year-Old…

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of America will no longer do business with companies that run detention centers Startup bank Aspiration is trying to be the anti-Wells Fargo. It’s working Mifid II tightens Wall Street’s grip on trading Former UBS compliance officer convicted of another count of insider trading JPMorgan Chase in talks…

Things we’re reading today include … Monzo now valued at more than £2 billion The new left economics: how a network of thinkers is transforming capitalism The FCA – a watchdog too nice and chummy to bark or bite Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency faces questions from international regulators Flawed rules contributed to Woodford fund meltdown, says…

Things we’re reading today include … Has Deutsche Bank left it years too late for a turnaround? U.S. regulators ask Deutsche Bank to explain ‘bad bank’ proposal – FT Britain’s HSBC to help modern slaves ‘rebuild lives’ with bank access Malaysia’s 1MDB criminal case against Goldman Sachs delayed to September Vanguard’s tie-up with Ant targets…