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Things worth reading: 24th February 2015

Things we're reading today include … Treasury makes £500m selling Lloyds shares as it reduces its stake in the bank RBS will reportedly appoint Howard Davies as its next chairman PPI mis-selling cases 'more complex' U.S. investigating big banks on possible precious-metal price rigging: WSJ 'Computer says no' hurts vulnerable Timeline: bankruptcies and bail-outs since…

Things worth reading: 23rd February 2015

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds looks to pay first dividend since 2008 bail-out Looming Bank Rules Haunt Insurers Banks' bonuses paid out since the start of the crisis likely to break £100bn barrier as bosses are in line for £5bn windfall Rothschild investment bank 'may pay staff bonuses early this year to avoid…

The Finanser’s Week: 16th February 2015 – 22nd February 2015

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Can you have decentralised exchange without centralised control? I often have these debates with the bitcoin community about whether you can really have money without government.  Let’s not call it money without government even, let’s just focus upon the question of whether you can have value…

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Things worth reading: 20th February 2015

Things we're reading today include … Bankers vent anger over new competition investigation Britain’s corporate banks face probe Investment banking faces FCA inquiry Investment banks face UK competition probe FCA ‘marking territory’ with market study Investment banks: blow after blow Call for City ‘black book’ of bad apple traders EU directive will monitor MPs' bank…

Things worth reading: 19th February 2015

Things we're reading today include … ECB offers Greek banks more cash Greece faces resistance to extra emergency funds for banks Greece bailout: Time is running out to avoid 'catastrophic' Greek exit from euro, warns EU VIDEO: Greek euro exit explained – with kebab Europe launches blueprint for capital markets union Lord Hill's capital markets…

Things worth reading: 18th February 2015

Things we're reading today include … JPMorgan tops list of risky banks: government study Goldman Sachs set for legal battle with Portugal's central bank over 'bad bank' loan BofA chief Moynihan's pay cut 7 percent to $13 million: source Monitise battles losses after focus shift Profit doubles at Aldermore bank Aldermore denies takeover talks with…

Things worth reading: 17th February 2015

Things we're reading today include … Banking bosses say a cyber attack is among their biggest fears HSBC: five questions for a bank that grew too big to control Polish bank deals hampered by aftershocks from Swiss franc rise Banker-fund manager pay gap in charts Experts judge '$1bn bank hack' claim Greece defies creditors, seeking…

Things worth reading: 16th February 2015

Things we're reading today include: 'Cyber bank robbers' steal $1bn HSBC publishes newspaper apology Swiss banks trade Zurich's costly charm for Polish provinces Defer bank bonuses for 10 years, says MP ANZ names Mark Whelan as new Australia CEO Eyes of the world on Greece Trade deal with US ‘could undermine EU standards’ Janet Yellen…

The Finanser’s Week: 9th February 2015 – 15th February 2015

Our biggest stories of the past week are … The Finanser Interviews: Mark Mullen, CEO of Atom Bank In the first of The Finanser Interviews we talk to Mark Mullen, CEO and Co-Founder of Atom Bank and former CEO of First Direct.  Atom Bank is a major new digital bank due to launch in the UK later…

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Things worth reading: 12th February 2015

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds Bank launches push offer notifications to mobile app users Tesco Bank to grow current accounts market share – CEO A record $6 trillion was poured into the world's companies last year Monte dei Paschi increases fundraising as it posts €5.3bn loss James Moore: Would the HSBC tax debacle…

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