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Things worth reading: 21st March 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Bill Gates tops Forbes’ rich list but Trump’s wealth slips Deutsche Bank slashes bonuses as it scrambles to raise cash Challenger bank Secure Trust enters mortgage market  Frankfurt takes lead in Brexit race for City jobs Goldman building robo-adviser to give investment advice to the masses Lloyds appoints small…

Things worth reading: 20th March 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Mountain man: The bank boss who reached the top aged 33 Officials draw up rescue plan for Co-op Bank Deutsche Bank benefits from strong bond trading in early 2017 Bank of Mum (not Dad): research shows mothers are more likely to give their children cash City pushes for lower…

The Finanser’s Week: 13th March – 19th March 2017

This week’s main blog headlines are …. Will Apple Bank be the first new American #Fintech Bank? On Wednesday the American Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)* followed up on its promise last December to introduce a national bank charter for Fintech bank startups by issuing a white paper on how to apply…

Things worth reading: 17th March 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Brexit: Poland aims to be big winner from battle for UK banking jobs Google Chrome scam tricks users into emailing bank details to criminals New-generation UK banks challenge with technology Mobile-only bank N26 hits 300,000 customers TransferWise partners with digital-only Starling Bank Atom Bank to cut market-leading savings bond…

Things worth reading: 15th March 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Identity fraud reached record levels in 2016 Iceland’s recovery shows benefits of letting over-reaching banks go bust Taxpayer stake in Lloyds Banking Group goes below 3pc Bitcoin ETF: quick silver Charlotte Hogg resigns as Bank of England deputy governor The five charts that show how economically risky Scottish independence…

Things worth reading: 14th March 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Democrats question Trump ‘conflict of interest’ with Deutsche Bank investigation Top bank regulator suggests partitioning big banks to replace Dodd-Frank rules Lloyds Banking Group is about to outsource nearly 2,000 tech jobs to IBM Female brokers punished more harshly for misconduct Misys merges with Canadian rival HSBC appoints AIA…

The Finanser’s Week: 6th March – 12th March 2017

A summary of the main blogs of the week … The Fast and the Furious I was having a conversation with a friend about the issues at Monzo this week (among others).  Their third-party payments processor had an outage at the weekend so the cards couldn’t be used. Then they had crashes on Android and…

Things worth reading: 10th March 2017

Things we’re reading today include … No matador in sight as bull market in U.S. stocks turns eight Barclays hands top executives £23m in share awards Bank of England forecast to hold interest rates amid Brexit uncertainty Machines v hackers Elon Musk offers to fix Australian power network in 100 days The subdued mood in…

Things worth reading: 9th March 2017

Things we’re reading today include …. Bank branches still more popular than mobile apps for new accounts China’s banking system overtakes eurozone to become the biggest in the world Girl statue faces Wall Street bull to fight gender inequality RBS hands out £22m in share awards to bosses Co-op Bank racks up more losses as…

Things worth reading: 8th March 2017

Things we’re reading today include … China’s banking system overtakes eurozone to become the biggest in the world Big four banks passing the buck on open data regulation Shawbrook Bank rejects £825m takeover offer Deutsche Bank shares hit by cash call Banking jobs denied to young people due to having ‘wrong accents’ PwC in robust…

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