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Things worth reading: 6th August 2014

Things we're reading today include … George Osborne embraces Bitcoin as London aims to be centre of global financial technology revolution Barclays can keep $6bn Lehman assets, court rules Standard Chartered may face new penalty over failure to flag risky transactions: source Five reasons Moody's is predicting a UK banking downturn Federal Reserve tells banks:…

Things worth reading: 6th August 2014

Things we're reading today include … George Osborne embraces Bitcoin as London aims to be centre of global financial technology revolution Barclays can keep $6bn Lehman assets, court rules Standard Chartered may face new penalty over failure to flag risky transactions: source Five reasons Moody's is predicting a UK banking downturn Federal Reserve tells banks:…

Things worth reading: 5th August 2014

Things we're readint today include … HSBC attacks regulators over 'fragmented reforms and unprecedented demands' on bankers HSBC warns of 'unprecedented' regulatory burden HSBC warns of 'unprecedented' regulatory burden as half-year profits fall 12pc Mervyn King: 'Last chance for European banks to restore their credibility' BofA falls foul of bank etiquette Investors cheer Portuguese bank…

Things worth reading: 5th August 2014

Things we're readint today include … HSBC attacks regulators over 'fragmented reforms and unprecedented demands' on bankers HSBC warns of 'unprecedented' regulatory burden HSBC warns of 'unprecedented' regulatory burden as half-year profits fall 12pc Mervyn King: 'Last chance for European banks to restore their credibility' BofA falls foul of bank etiquette Investors cheer Portuguese bank…

Things worth reading: 4th August 2014

Things we're reading today include … HSBC says reform pressures unprecedented as first half profits drop HSBC half-yearly profits fall by 12% HSBC hopes interim results will give respite from Muslim accounts furore HSBC writes to Chancellor to plead for Vickers reform delay Barclays moves up US dealmaking ranks Bafin intensifies Libor probe at Deutsche…

Things worth reading: 4th August 2014

Things we're reading today include … HSBC says reform pressures unprecedented as first half profits drop HSBC half-yearly profits fall by 12% HSBC hopes interim results will give respite from Muslim accounts furore HSBC writes to Chancellor to plead for Vickers reform delay Barclays moves up US dealmaking ranks Bafin intensifies Libor probe at Deutsche…

The Finanser’s Week: 28th July – 3rd August 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Fintech is the place to be (and so is London) I was reflecting on the number of new companies starting new ventures in financial services, and wanted to quantify the numbers somehow.  This cropped up because almost everywhere I go, there’s a fintech start-up or start-up…

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Things worth reading: 1st August 2014

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds first-half profits plunge as cost of PPI compensation tops £10bn Lloyds prepares to resume dividends TSB and Santander take customers from bigger banks Santander: Bank clawback rules threaten UK BNP suffers record loss after US fine MasterCard profit rises 10 percent as card usage grows Credit Suisse dragged…

Things worth reading: 31st July 2014

Things we're reading today include … Bankers face seven-year clawback on bonuses and jail UK bankers feel shortchanged by bonus clampdown Bank bonus clawbacks could damage City, industry warns Vince Cable welcomes clawback on bankers' bonuses This latest round of banker bonus bashing is ludicrous Barclays first half profit declines 7pc Barclays dragged down by…

Things worth reading: 30th July 2014

Things we're reading today include … Bank denies burlesque dancers business account because they are 'moral problem' Europe’s investment banks bounce back To FICC or not to FICC? UBS and Deutsche try to answer the question Deutsche Bank profit rises as investment bank focus pays off Deutsche Bank takes lead in fixed income UBS sees…

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