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The Finanser’s Week: 10th February – 16th February 2014

 Our biggest stories of the past week are …  It may be Valentine's Day, but is he or she worth it? (Infographic) It’s Valentines day and Goldman Sachs is talking about bringing back the love into banking.  Lloyd Blankfein, the notorious CEO who talks about banks doing God’s Work whilst his staff call customers muppets and the media call…

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Things worth reading: 14th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds back in profit for the first time since financial crisis Antonio Horta-Osorio says Treasury welcomed to sell Lloyds shares any time Lloyds chief to get £1.7m bonus as bank posts profit Lloyds boss defends £1.7m bonus Lloyds in £1bn tax dispute with HMRC over Irish losses Lloyds claims…

Things worth reading: 14th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds back in profit for the first time since financial crisis Antonio Horta-Osorio says Treasury welcomed to sell Lloyds shares any time Lloyds chief to get £1.7m bonus as bank posts profit Lloyds boss defends £1.7m bonus Lloyds in £1bn tax dispute with HMRC over Irish losses Lloyds claims…

Things worth reading: 13th February 2014

Things we're reading today include: Cyber-attack disrupts Bitcoin trades VIDEO: Do High Street banks have a future? RBS warned of credit rating 'downgrade' Standard Chartered to sell Swiss private banking arm No such thing as the banking profession Shareholders and unions lambast Barclays for 'two-finger salute' Britain warns Scotland: Forget the pound if you break…

Things worth reading: 13th February 2014

Things we're reading today include: Cyber-attack disrupts Bitcoin trades VIDEO: Do High Street banks have a future? RBS warned of credit rating 'downgrade' Standard Chartered to sell Swiss private banking arm No such thing as the banking profession Shareholders and unions lambast Barclays for 'two-finger salute' Britain warns Scotland: Forget the pound if you break…

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: 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…

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