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Things we’re reading today include … Italy in race to seal €5bn bank bail-out after Referendum rejection RBS chiefs ‘knew investment bank’s head wasn’t up to the job’ in run-up to near collapse US banks face clash over EU regulations Financial sector struggles with vision for Brexit RBS offers to settles shareholder lawsuit for £800m…

Things we’re reading today include … UBS picks Frankfurt over London for wealth management business Referendum adds to Italian banks’ woes Insurers grapple with cyber-attacks that spill over into physical damage Smart money? Revising bank-capital standards Singapore to ban ex-Goldman banker amid 1MDB probe Rule breakers face bigger possible fines from CME Group Banking app…

Things we’re reading today include … Banking app targets budgeting millennials Former Barclays banker hearings adjourned Logica pair plead guilty to insider dealing RBS fails toughest Bank of England stress test as Barclays and Standard Chartered struggle Bank of England yields to vegan pressure over plastic fivers The health of UK banks is still far…

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England to reveal stress test results for UK’s biggest banks Tesco Bank under investigation for possibly ignoring warning of potential cyberattack Mark Carney to warn EU bureaucrats they face messy divorce if they fail to adapt to Brexit Mark Carney plan for Brexit gets cool response from…

Things we’re reading today include … ECB warns of political uncertainty risk to eurozone American bankers look forward to a bonfire of financial rules Wells Fargo asks U.S. court to dismiss account scandal lawsuit How much will Brexit cost? India grapples with the effects of withdrawing 86% of cash in circulation You may be higher…

Things we’re reading today include … Citi and JPMorgan top list of globally systemic banks HSBC and Barclays deemed less risky by global financial regulator Economists need to get into the real world, says Bank of England chief economist US bank regulation: Repo what you sow Britain sells a further 1 percent of Lloyds shares…

Things we’re reading today include … Trump to be held to his word on Fed independence: Bullard TSB joins bidders for £16bn Bradford & Bingley loans Treasury dismisses RBS share sale claims The village that avoided India’s cash crunch Lloyds in pole position for BofA’s UK credit card business Barclays to unveil contactless smartphone cash…

A summary of the main blogs of the week … It’s so easy to hack you, and here’s how It was really interesting listening to Jamie Woodruff, The Ethical Hacker, talking about how he can break into anyone’s system.  It’s pretty easy when you know how.  His discussion shows just how easy it is, if…