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Things worth reading: 1st December 2016

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 worth reading: 28th November 2016

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…

The Finanser’s Week: 21st November – 26th November 2016

This week’s main blog items are … A Banking Carol It was almost December 25, Christmas, and Jimmy Diamond was a happy man for a change. Just this week his bank had opened 100,000 new customer accounts (even though only 25,000 people had visited the bank); they had managed to sneak an extra 1% onto…

Things worth reading: 25th November 2016

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 worth reading: 22nd November 2016

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 worth reading: 21st November 2016

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…

The Finanser’s Week: 14th November – 20th November 2016

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…

Things worth reading: 18th November 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Libor trader Tom Hayes writes to fraud squad over fresh Bank of England claims JP Morgan pays $264m to settle China ‘bribery’ probe Euro suffers longest losing streak on record as dollar climbs on Fed rate hike prospects Ed Balls: Bank of England needs less independence and more political oversight …

Things worth reading: 15th November 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Dark web hackers boast of Tesco Bank thefts The boss who wanted to be a bank teller Merkel warns against protectionist responses to globalization Banks surge on hopes Trump victory will ease regulation Morgan Stanley executives earn $10.5 million in post-election rally Rumours swirl of €13bn fund-raising by UniCredit …

The Finanser’s Week: 6th November – 13th November 2016 Dsff

  The highlights of this week’s blog include …. Look at financial inclusion for innovation I guess in concluding this weeks’ thoughts, I’m left reflecting on a similar idea to the one I blogged a couple of weeks ago about a world turned on its head.  This time it’s a different take on the same…

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