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Things worth reading: 18th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … BofA considers new checking account that prevents overdraft: WSJ City ‘scourge’ warns UK over resisting cap on bankers’ bonuses Goldman slashes pay as revenue drops Barclays faces new Libor rigging 'review' Work 'may be no way out of poverty' Vince Cable appoints Emerson to chair beefed up British Business…

Things worth reading: 18th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … BofA considers new checking account that prevents overdraft: WSJ City ‘scourge’ warns UK over resisting cap on bankers’ bonuses Goldman slashes pay as revenue drops Barclays faces new Libor rigging 'review' Work 'may be no way out of poverty' Vince Cable appoints Emerson to chair beefed up British Business…

Things worth reading: 17th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … Barclays Was 'Most Complained About Bank' In Early 2013 China role of banking watchdog queried UK regulator launches currency-rigging probe Bankers back in the classroom Square Introduces Square Cash for P2P Payments from Debit Cards PayPal Grows Revenues 19%, Adds 5 Million Registered Users – 3Q2013 Financial Results JP…

Things worth reading: 17th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … Barclays Was 'Most Complained About Bank' In Early 2013 China role of banking watchdog queried UK regulator launches currency-rigging probe Bankers back in the classroom Square Introduces Square Cash for P2P Payments from Debit Cards PayPal Grows Revenues 19%, Adds 5 Million Registered Users – 3Q2013 Financial Results JP…

Things worth reading: 16th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … Never mind the bank of mum and dad: Grandparents now paying £647million a year to subsidise needy grandchildren Changes ordered in UK audit market Citigroup results hit by bond trading slowdown Osborne aims to make London renminbi hub Ex-Countrywide executive denies fraud at BofA trial over mortgages Musings on…

Things worth reading: 15th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … Bank overdrafts 'as expensive as payday loans' US stalemate overshadows IMF-World Bank meeting Brussels warns EU states over bank bailout loophole for creditors UK opens doors to Chinese banks with special terms for lenders Citigroup, State Street gear up for possible US debt default: WSJ JP Morgan trader in…

Things worth reading: 14th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … Bank nearly banned new £5 note with Churchill on it in case it upset the Germans Housing bubble risk 'extremely slim' Canada's TD Bank plots £8 billion raid on RBS U.S. arm: paper Lloyds CEO warns against housing "Help to Buy" bubble: FT Analysis: Italy's reform list reflects tough…

The Finanser’s Week: 7th October – 13th October 2013

Our biggest stories of the past week are …  Five payments innovations down under So I just finished presenting as keynote at CeBIT Australia’s Future of Payments conference, when the day was completed by a start-up challenge (you have a lot to answer for innotribe!). The prize on offer was a free stand at… Mobile…

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Things worth reading: 11th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … No bank accounts for illegal immigrants under new government plans Muzak and the 'retailification' of bank branches Bank examiner 'fired by Fed over critical report on Goldman Sachs' The European Stability Mechanism: Gearing up for business The new head of the Federal Reserve: Dove ascendant America’s debt ceiling: Hitting…

Things worth reading: 10th October 2013

Things we're reading today include … British crowdfunding site wants to become a bank Accountability goes missing in Iraq bank note scandal ECB raps Hungary for neglecting central bank independence Bank reform plans could open up text message payments Co-op Bank shakes up board ahead of float G20, meeting in Washington, to seek answers on…

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