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Things worth reading: 24th December 2014

Things we're reading today include … Bank dealmakers set for bonus cheer, bond traders not so much ECB sets Volksbanken capital goal as 'bad bank' plan approved Bitcoin voted one of 2014's worst investments as value plummets The year in business: 2014 RBS suspends bonuses for 18 employees as forex probe deepens Standard Chartered replaces…

Things worth reading: 24th December 2014

Things we're reading today include … Bank dealmakers set for bonus cheer, bond traders not so much ECB sets Volksbanken capital goal as 'bad bank' plan approved Bitcoin voted one of 2014's worst investments as value plummets The year in business: 2014 RBS suspends bonuses for 18 employees as forex probe deepens Standard Chartered replaces…

Things worth reading: 23rd December 2014

Things we're reading today include … Bank of England says confidence in banking system is still shaky amid recent scandals and cyber threats Financial services employee numbers at highest level since crisis hit The world economy in 2014 Russia to bail out Trust Bank with up to $530 million Bankers who manipulate forex markets face…

Things worth reading: 23rd December 2014

Things we're reading today include … Bank of England says confidence in banking system is still shaky amid recent scandals and cyber threats Financial services employee numbers at highest level since crisis hit The world economy in 2014 Russia to bail out Trust Bank with up to $530 million Bankers who manipulate forex markets face…

Things worth reading: 22nd December 2014

Things we're reading today include … Chthonic: The Dangerous ZeuS Trojan Attacking You Via Your Bank Bank Of England Could Hike Interest Rates In 2015, Should You Worry? Russia's Largest Bank Warns Of A 'Full-Scale Banking Crisis' Russian Credit Crunch Taking Hold as Interbank Rates Soar Bank Bailouts Approach a Final Reckoning China Eases Restrictions…

The Finanser’s Week: 15th December – 21st December 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Banks with pre-internet age core systems have a heart that is no longer beating I realised something about this new market of fintech the other day, where banks become financial systems integrators.  That realisation was that banks really should think about what they are doing, developing…

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Things worth reading: 19th December 2014

Things we're reading today include … Digital upstarts risk crashing back down JPMorgan report to outline improved controls: activist Bank fine boosts public borrowing Part of Volcker rule delayed by Fed Revealed: How to get ahead at Goldman Sachs Who are the most generous foreign nationals in the UK to send money home? Wonga customer…

Things worth reading: 19th December 2014

Things we're reading today include … Digital upstarts risk crashing back down JPMorgan report to outline improved controls: activist Bank fine boosts public borrowing Part of Volcker rule delayed by Fed Revealed: How to get ahead at Goldman Sachs Who are the most generous foreign nationals in the UK to send money home? Wonga customer…

Things worth reading: 18th December 2014

Things we're reading today include … Barclays' £500m for forex settlements is not enough, says chief Antony Jenkins Barclays says universal banking is ‘dead’ Lloyds denies misleading shareholders into approving HBOS takeover Government to sell more Lloyds shares Surprise as Treasury reveals Lloyds shares sale Ex-teaboy Stephen Catlin in £2.6bn sale talks EU caps debit…

Things worth reading: 18th December 2014

Things we're reading today include … Barclays' £500m for forex settlements is not enough, says chief Antony Jenkins Barclays says universal banking is ‘dead’ Lloyds denies misleading shareholders into approving HBOS takeover Government to sell more Lloyds shares Surprise as Treasury reveals Lloyds shares sale Ex-teaboy Stephen Catlin in £2.6bn sale talks EU caps debit…

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