Things worth reading: 13th January 2017
Things we’re reading today include … Exclusive: Morgan Stanley cuts bankers, bonuses as deals, IPOs stall – sources Worldpay founder to launch challenger bank Five signs this week that the UK economy is thriving post-Brexit Marine Le Pen’s nerve-jangling plans to revive the French franc UK companies would cope with ‘hard Brexit’, says Fitch boss…
Things worth reading: 11th January 2017
Things we’re reading today include … The Swiss central bank turned a record-setting loss into a massive profit Value of reported fraud in UK financial services falls sharply HSBC chairman: Brexit could trigger ‘Jenga tower’ of City job loses Exclusive: Banks forced to cover tracks of China’s forex regulator World Bank predicts 2.7% global economic…
Things worth reading: 6th January 2017
Things we’re reading today include … JP Morgan boss says France won’t lure City workers with current employment laws After Brexit Funding Circle gets £40m in state backing to tackle business loan squeeze ‘A major bank will fail’ Japanese insurance firm replaces 34 staff with AI Young to inherit more but in less equal amounts,…
Things worth reading: 3rd January 2017
Things we’re reading today include … Commonwealth bank doors left unlocked on New Year’s Day Brexit: banks consider whether to start moving business out of UK Nationwide sees 10pc rise in customers thanks to Government account switching service China’s economy could grow 6.5 percent in 2017; devaluation could stabilize yuan: think tank Fears of a…
The most read blog entries of 2016 (#fintech, #blockchain, #platforms)
I was looking through Google Analytics to see which of my blog entries had been most read in 2016. Here’s the list and, as you will see, it’s mostly people reading about blockchain news, although how to change the bank, fintech and innovation all get high rankings too. The top ten trends in banking innovation…

Things worth reading: 22nd December 2016
Things we’re reading today include … A volatile calm – the paradox of 2016 financial markets Italy approves a €20bn bailout plan for its banks Monte dei Paschi on the brink of state bailout Deloitte apologises for Brexit memo Singapore convicts banker in 1MDB case JP Morgan fined £26m over interest rate cartel ‘Buy now,…
Things worth reading: 21st December 2016
Things we’re reading today include … Eurozone COLLAPSE fears as Italy demands £17BILLION bailout to prop up its ‘doomed’ bank London Stock Exchange in talks to sell French clearing house to Euronext Lloyds Bank swoops on credit card provider MBNA in £1.9bn deal What not to expect in 2017 Plastic £5 note maker Innovia snapped…
Things worth reading: 20th December 2016
Things we’re reading today include … Ukraine leader urges calm after PrivatBank is nationalised Lloyds Bank buys MBNA credit card firm for £1.9bn Barclays braced to cut up to 7,000 trading customers Christine Lagarde: IMF chief convicted over payout Fed approves rule requiring banks to publicly disclose liquid assets Italy seeks 20bn euros for banks…





















