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The Finanser’s Week: 16th September – 22nd September 2013 (#SIBOS)

Our biggest stories of the past week are … A SWIFT week in Dubai (#Sibos 1) Chris Skinner here. I can’t tell you much about what I’m up to, except that I’m here in the beautiful city of Dubai, jewel of the United Arab Emirates and international hub between the world and the Middle East. How…

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Things worth reading: 20th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … JP Morgan pays $920m to regulators JP Morgan fined £570m over ‘London Whale’ trading losses Whale tale shows data can distort reality Scandals cost JPMorgan $1 billion in fines Regulators show up JPMorgan ‘deficiencies’ Top 10 bank fines RBS sheds 20 per cent of Direct Line in £800m sale…

Things worth reading: 20th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … JP Morgan pays $920m to regulators JP Morgan fined £570m over ‘London Whale’ trading losses Whale tale shows data can distort reality Scandals cost JPMorgan $1 billion in fines Regulators show up JPMorgan ‘deficiencies’ Top 10 bank fines RBS sheds 20 per cent of Direct Line in £800m sale…

Things worth reading: 19th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … US law firm hires FCA chief counsel Wall St lines up for ‘Midnight Madness’ Bank upgrades UK growth forecast How the Fed's 'taper' hits UK homeowners White House official says Yellen front-runner for Fed chief Wells Fargo cutting 1,800 jobs in mortgage business: report EU has failed on the…

Things worth reading: 19th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … US law firm hires FCA chief counsel Wall St lines up for ‘Midnight Madness’ Bank upgrades UK growth forecast How the Fed's 'taper' hits UK homeowners White House official says Yellen front-runner for Fed chief Wells Fargo cutting 1,800 jobs in mortgage business: report EU has failed on the…

Things worth reading: 18th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … Privatisation of Lloyds begins as state sells 6% stake High demand for Lloyds sale paves the way for RBS to go it alone Lloyds share sale raises £3.2bn Osborne: Lloyds sale will target public next RBS branch sale could come this week Barclays passes up discount to fight Qatari…

Things worth reading: 18th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … Privatisation of Lloyds begins as state sells 6% stake High demand for Lloyds sale paves the way for RBS to go it alone Lloyds share sale raises £3.2bn Osborne: Lloyds sale will target public next RBS branch sale could come this week Barclays passes up discount to fight Qatari…

Things worth reading: 17th September 2013

Things we're reading today include: Banks hail 'new era of competition' UK kicks off Lloyds bank share sale Lloyds timeline: from financial crash to Government stake sale Barclays' £322m of hidden fees for Qatar Goldman names chief information officer JPMorgan expects to settle Whale probes for about $700 million: source James Leigh-Pemberton is UKFI boss…

Things worth reading: 16th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … Banks in talks to set up joint checks Bank switchers 'could save £600' Five years after Lehman, Americans still angry at Wall Street: Reuters/Ipsos poll Future of European ETFs could be French UKFI's new boss to be announced Co-op restructure challenged Credit Suisse banker to lead Lloyds and RBS…

Things worth reading: 16th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … Banks in talks to set up joint checks Bank switchers 'could save £600' Five years after Lehman, Americans still angry at Wall Street: Reuters/Ipsos poll Future of European ETFs could be French UKFI's new boss to be announced Co-op restructure challenged Credit Suisse banker to lead Lloyds and RBS…

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