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Things worth reading: 12th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … Barclays to cut up to 12,000 jobs Red faces for Barclays after sensitive figures leak Barclays to cut 12,000 jobs as bonus pool jumps 10% despite slump in profits Barclays – asymmetry of pain Deal queen set to sue Barclays over Abu Dhabi funding Regulator questions reasons for Co-op…

Things worth reading: 11th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … Shell-shocked Barclays out to ‘limit damage’ of stolen customer data Barclays unveils £5.2bn profits a day earlier in wake of confidential data theft Barclays posts profit figures early Boss of RBS says behaviour must change 'at every level' Anglo Irish Bank trial: executives lied before bailout, Sean Quinn tells…

Things worth reading: 11th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … Shell-shocked Barclays out to ‘limit damage’ of stolen customer data Barclays unveils £5.2bn profits a day earlier in wake of confidential data theft Barclays posts profit figures early Boss of RBS says behaviour must change 'at every level' Anglo Irish Bank trial: executives lied before bailout, Sean Quinn tells…

Things worth reading: 10th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … Bank of America sends credit card offer addressed to 'Lisa Is A Slut McIntire' Barclays customer data 'stolen' Shell-shocked Barclays out to ‘limit damage’ of stolen customer data Barclays launches investigation after customer data leak Eurozone banks face £42bn 'capital black hole’ Sean Quinn lost €2.4bn on Anglo Irish…

Things worth reading: 10th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … Bank of America sends credit card offer addressed to 'Lisa Is A Slut McIntire' Barclays customer data 'stolen' Shell-shocked Barclays out to ‘limit damage’ of stolen customer data Barclays launches investigation after customer data leak Eurozone banks face £42bn 'capital black hole’ Sean Quinn lost €2.4bn on Anglo Irish…

The Finanser’s Week: 3rd February – 9th February 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … This week, I completed a five-part history of Swiss banking.  Here are the five parts: Part One: We are Knights of the Bank Table  Today's surprise is the story of how the Knights Templar invented modern banking and made the Swiss the best bankers in the…

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The Finanser’s Week: 3rd February – 9th February 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … This week, I completed a five-part history of Swiss banking.  Here are the five parts: Part One: We are Knights of the Bank Table  Today's surprise is the story of how the Knights Templar invented modern banking and made the Swiss the best bankers in the…

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Things worth reading: 7th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … Barclays bankers set for bigger bonuses as EU attacks 'loophole' U.S. bank leverage rules to include global revisions: Fed governor Apple bans final bitcoin wallet from App Store ECB warns Hungary yet again to honor its central bank's independence ECB's Draghi rejects deflation fears EuroCCP loses market share Credit…

Things worth reading: 7th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … Barclays bankers set for bigger bonuses as EU attacks 'loophole' U.S. bank leverage rules to include global revisions: Fed governor Apple bans final bitcoin wallet from App Store ECB warns Hungary yet again to honor its central bank's independence ECB's Draghi rejects deflation fears EuroCCP loses market share Credit…

Things worth reading: 6th February 2014

Things we're reading today include …. RBS risks an Iceland-style crisis if Scots pick self-rule, warns Vince Cable TSB poised to name City veteran Will Samuel new chair MasterCard creates contactless pay system ANZ customers win partial victory Citi to pay $110 million in a lawsuit over force-placed insurance Credit Suisse misses forecasts after legal…

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