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Things worth reading: 17th July 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Britons face lifetime of debt as Bank of England warns over 35 year mortgages Former Shawbrook finance chief Wood to aid Co-op Bank rescue plan ECB eyes review of Deutsche Bank shareholders: source Westerman in the frame to be next chief executive at HSBC Barclays criminal trial set for…

The Finanser’s Week: 10th July – 16th July 2017

This week’s main blog headlines are … Homogenizing the world I’ve pretty much been travelling the world on business non-stop for thirty years, and something has fundamentally changed during that period.  Obviously, the internet and mobile and global connectivity, but also the homogeneity of globalisation.  I remember flying into Singapore’s brand spanking new Changi Airport…

Things worth reading: 14th July 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin just got a vote of confidence from Switzerland’s legendary banking system Post-crisis, US banks have recovered while their European peers are still looking for ways to survive Investors bullish on financials ahead of bank earnings Credit card defaults jump at fastest pace since end of Great Recession Hong…

Things worth reading: 11th July 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Bank stocks are about to face another major challenge IBM, Westpac and More Trial Blockchain for Bank Guarantees A bank replaced a fax machine with blockchain. Was it worth it? London climbs two places to become world’s third best city in which to conduct business UK financial services groups…

Things worth reading: 10th July 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Wells Fargo CEO ‘pleased’ with preliminary approval of $142 million settlement Analysts saved by stroke of the FCA’s pen Theresa May’s election woes spark jitters among UK finance chiefs Top bankers back calls for revamp to protect small firms Goldman Sachs is 2017’s worst-selling fund manager with $27 billion…

The Finanser’s Week: 3rd July – 9th July 2017

This week’s main blog headlines are … The Top 1000 banks in the world I’ve written a column for The Banker magazine for the last 15 years and, during that time, have collected their special July edition each year.  Every July The Banker publishes their analysis of the Top 1000 banks in the world.  In the 1990s,…

Things worth reading: 7th July 2017

Things we’re reading today include … City watchdog chief pushes for Brexit transition deal for financial services Brexit should not end UK financial firms’ access to EU, says FCA Keep euro clearing in London but share oversight with Brussels, says Barclays’ John McFarlane Worldpay deal sparks scrutiny of EU state aid rules MetLife seeks new…

Things worth reading: 6th July 2017

Things we’re reading today include …   Deutsche Bank Makes Plans to Bolster Frankfurt Hub in London Retreat German banks pose a threat that politicians want to hide Hackers steal Bitcoin funds from Bithumb exchange traders Lloyds Bank overhauls top team as Antonio Horta-Osorio looks to the future Worldpay suffers reversal of fortune Worldpay unveils…

Things worth reading: 5th July 2017

Things we’re reading today include: Europe’s top bank watchdog makes case for optimism More than 80,000 Italians apply for just 30 bank jobs, as economy remains in doldrums Plan to put a mini computer screen on bank cards France to propose new measures to lure City banks to Paris FSA warned Lloyds in 2012 about…

Things worth reading: 4th July 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Italy ON BRINK: Now THIRD Italian bank demands cash injection ‘Interest rate rise now would be a mistake’ The Trump administration—not the Fed—has it right on bank regulation US sanctions Chinese bank for links to North Korea Former COO of Deutsche Bank joins MortgageGym Ex-Barclays bankers appear in court…

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