Things we’re reading today include … ‘Bank let me withdraw $2million so I spent it on strippers, cocaine and fast cars’ Wells Fargo fails US bankruptcy test for a second time UniCredit shares soar on plan to raise billions UniCredit unveils €13bn fundraising and plans to cut 14,000 jobs HSBC closes a quarter of branches,…
Things we’re reading today include … Exclusive: SWIFT confirms new cyber thefts, hacking tactics Fed gives banks five years to comply with Volcker Rule limits City watchdog to review mortgage market competition $1,570,000,000,000: how much the world spent on arms this year Barclays exits retail banking in Europe after selling off last vestiges of French…
This week’s main blog items are … The unbankable banked Reflecting on the last year, it’s been crazy. I feel like I’ve spent most of the year jumping on and off airplanes. Most visited cities are London, for obvious reasons, and Singapore. I must have been there five or six times this year, and that…
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…
