Our biggest stories of the past week are … The story of the official Financial Services Club's Bear! The Financial Services Club finished the year with a party, of course. This party was at one of the ancient livery companies of London, the Wax Chandler’s Hall (what’s a wax chandler?), and dedicated to the newly…
Things we're reading today include … Eurozone ministers agree bank deal Europe welcomes 'unprecedented' banking union agreement Big funding questions remain over the EU's banking union Analysis: Europe's half-hearted bid to protect its banks Brussels chief Michel Barnier bans banker meetings Mortgage case against Deutsche Bank filed too late: NY court Citi to move NYC…
Things we're reading today include … Bitcoin crashes as China's biggest exchange blocks Yuan deposits Lloyds Bank share sale 'lost £230m' JPMorgan seeks more than $1 billion from FDIC over WaMu claims JP Morgan bans instant message chats Swedish payments firm challenges US rivals Optimism on Spanish banks grows An African tycoon who could bring…
Things we're reading today include … Bob Diamond makes triumphant return to the City with a new African banking business Co-op Bank creditors approve deal A £38bn ‘subsidy’ for Big Four hits small banks Lloyds share sale made a 'loss', says NAO George Osborne may have lost the taxpayer money on Lloyds but he is…
Talking of the top bank news, here are the top 10 blog entries of 2013 by page views: Number 10: #AskJPM? No way … JPMorgan’s social media disaster November JPMorgan had this great idea this week: to host a twitter Q&A using the hashtag #AskJPM. They pushed the meeting quite hard on twitter, with various…
Things we're reading today include … ECB releases euro note computer game Financial services sector paid £65bn tax City taxes highest since financial crisis Lloyd's of London appoints first ever female chief executive Inga Beale RBS exits £8bn insurance policy NZ regulator to prosecute banks over swaps sales to farmers Chimpanzee dressed in a suit…
Looking back on 2013 We’re moving towards end of year mode, so it’s time to put a wrap on 2013. In the usual way, this is achieved by looking back over the year and seeing what news has hit the headlines; the key developments in commercial, retail and investment banking; and the big technology movements….
Things we're reading today include … Standard Chartered forced by Bank to strip top exec of risk role London financiers plan low key Christmas parties UK investment 'hit by regulatory uncertainty' A giant step for Europe? ‘Democratic’ crowdfunding under threat Lawyers fear UK bank reform uncertainty Bruiser Boucher, Irish banking's great survivor Exclusive: Euro zone…
Our biggest stories of the past week are … What role for banks in a sharing economy of social capitalism? I was struck yesterday, as I presented my themes around Digital Bank at a conference, that there’s one area I’ve discussed for a long time, but not blogged about much in-depth. That is the collision…
Things we're reading today include … EU watchdog aims to cool Bitcoin fever Bitcoin: Price v hype Bitcoin start-up raises $25m funding Former Icelandic bank bosses jailed Bank of America's Merrill to pay $132 million in SEC case over mortgages Analysis: SEC plans to take more cases to trial despite losses British businesses take off…
