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Things worth reading: 4th November 2015

Things we're reading today include … HSBC sets aside $1.8 billion for forex probe, misconduct HSBC battered by more than £1bn in new potential fines over scandals JP Morgan facing currency probe JP Morgan sets aside $6bn for legal costs after revealing US forex probe Banks set aside up to $7 billion as UK currency…

Things worth reading: 3rd November 2014

Things we're reading today include … British banker arrested in Hong Kong double murder case Tesco eyes £1bn from bank sale Bank shares surge as new rules on capital prove less strict than feared RBS to advise police on financial crime Merkel 'would accept UK exit from EU' Small Talk: Other sources of money for…

Things worth reading: 3rd November 2014

Things we're reading today include … British banker arrested in Hong Kong double murder case Tesco eyes £1bn from bank sale Bank shares surge as new rules on capital prove less strict than feared RBS to advise police on financial crime Merkel 'would accept UK exit from EU' Small Talk: Other sources of money for…

The Finanser’s Week: 27th October – 2nd November 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Ryanair Bank or Private Bank? Your choice! I’ve talked for some time about component based banking but what about component based pricing?  Bank pricing is the most opaque part of the industry, and the part that irritates customers the most.  Customers get charged high fees for unauthorised overdrafts…

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The Finanser’s Week: 27th October – 2nd November 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Ryanair Bank or Private Bank? Your choice! I’ve talked for some time about component based banking but what about component based pricing?  Bank pricing is the most opaque part of the industry, and the part that irritates customers the most.  Customers get charged high fees for unauthorised overdrafts…

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Things worth reading: 31st October 2014

Things we're reading today include … RBS reserves £400m for currency probe Retail banking comes to rescue as Barclays braces for £500m penalty StanChart faces US sanctions probe US re-opens investigation into Standard Chartered breaking Iran sanctions Citigroup sets aside $600 million more to cover legal costs ANZ bank announces record profit MasterCard profit beats…

Things worth reading: 31st October 2014

Things we're reading today include … RBS reserves £400m for currency probe Retail banking comes to rescue as Barclays braces for £500m penalty StanChart faces US sanctions probe US re-opens investigation into Standard Chartered breaking Iran sanctions Citigroup sets aside $600 million more to cover legal costs ANZ bank announces record profit MasterCard profit beats…

Things worth reading: 30th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … Visa sees mobile payment as big growth driver Studies find fast traders get data from SEC seconds early: WSJ 'Rip-off' payday loan broker warning Lord Hill set to clash with EU on Tobin tax Saudi firm sues Barclays for $10bn Exiting UK is 'absolute priority', says Clydesdale and Yorkshire…

Things worth reading: 29th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … Tesco ATM promises 'free erections' Lloyds to axe 9,000 jobs as it confirms plans to shut 150 bank branches Lloyds to axe 200 branches as ‘last in town’ pledge expires Lloyds Bank closures: Branch transactions to halve within three years Deutsche Bank swings to €92m loss Deutsche Bank reshuffles board…

Things worth reading: 28th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … Bank of England launches wide-ranging review of London's markets March of the regulators will destroy banking innovation Life after Libor: bankers to face personal fines for rigging prices Qatar to buy HSBC’s global HQ for £1.1bn Standard Chartered profit falls 16% German ex-banker guilty of bribery ECB stress test…

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