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The Finanser’s Week: 15th June – 21st June 2015

This week's main stories are … The Digital Bank Debate Continues I mentioned a few weeks ago that we had a great twitter debate between Brett King and Michal Panowicz, with others joining like Jim Marous and myself. The debate continues, as there were too many reports coming out at the weekend signalling the death…

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Things worth reading: 19th June 2015

Things we're reading today include … Fears grow over Greek banks' health Another Greek tragedy Greek debt crisis: The picture that shows the pain of the nation falling apart Desperate Greeks turn to Vladimir Putin for help as country teeters on edge of bankrupcy Russia faces $100bn corporate debt mountain Guernsey outraged by its inclusion…

Things worth reading: 18th June 2015

Things we're reading today include … Is Britain really the new land of unicorns? (That's start-ups with $1bn-plus valuations) Mark Carney failed to consult Bank of England experts over RBS 'Missing' NatWest payments won't be recovered until Saturday NatWest's latest glitch is a perfect metaphor of problems facing UK banks Goldman Sachs introduces curfews for…

Things worth reading: 17th June 2015

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds' boss to support bank ring-fence We should seek EU-wide tax rules on multinationals Nearly £4bn in loans returned to taxpayer from UK's 'bad banks' If Greece can wreck it, how strong was euro in the first place? JPMorgan wins dismissal of shareholder lawsuit over London Whale UK loses…

Things worth reading: 15th June 2015

Things we're reading today include … Bank branch use falls 6% as customers embrace digital advances Mobile banking has eclipsed branches and even the rest of the internet The hi-tech future of banking, coming to an app near you soon A Bank CEO Said Elizabeth Warren Doesn’t Understand Wall Street. Her Response Was Perfect. Big…

The Finanser’s Week: 8th June – 14th June 2015

This week's main stories are … Banks question Fintech disruption … and ask the wrong question I recently attended a conference in America, where the audience of mainly bankers could post questions to the speaker.  During the digital bank discussion, here are the questions that came in and, purely because they are fairly common in…

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Things worth reading: 12th June 2015

Things we're reading today include … Five reasons George Osborne is desperate to sell off RBS From bailout to sale: RBS’s traumatic seven years RBS shares jump after Chancellor George Osborne signals sell-off Banker in ABN deal returns for RBS sale Flint sparks up HSBC’s defence HSBC could be downgraded, Fitch warns If HSBC is…

Things worth reading: 11th June 2015

Things we're reading today include … 'I want Britain to be the best place for global bank HQs' – George Osborne's Mansion House speech in full The Bank of England hopes these rules will stop another Libor scandal Has HSBC already decided to leave the UK? Punishing banks will not make bankers behave better New…

Things worth reading: 10th June 2015

Things we're reading today include … HSBC break-up: HSBC to shed up to 50,000 jobs, slash investment bank HSBC to shed 50,000 jobs in quest for higher payouts HSBC to cut 8,000 jobs in the UK Job cuts overshadow HSBC’s push into Asia HSBC has a new plan. Will it work? HSBC Q&A: The rationale…

Things worth reading: 9th June 2015

Things we're reading today include … HSBC to cut up to 25,000 jobs worldwide, including 8,000 in the UK Renault Group launches new bank in the UK Investors say new boss brings fresh eye to Deutsche Bank's challenges Deutsche Bank Q&A: who is John Cryan, the new British chief exec? Barclays banker who wrote punishing…

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