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The Finanser’s Week: 3rd February – 9th February 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … This week, I completed a five-part history of Swiss banking.  Here are the five parts: Part One: We are Knights of the Bank Table  Today's surprise is the story of how the Knights Templar invented modern banking and made the Swiss the best bankers in the…

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The Finanser’s Week: 3rd February – 9th February 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … This week, I completed a five-part history of Swiss banking.  Here are the five parts: Part One: We are Knights of the Bank Table  Today's surprise is the story of how the Knights Templar invented modern banking and made the Swiss the best bankers in the…

Invest Northern Ireland

Things worth reading: 7th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … Barclays bankers set for bigger bonuses as EU attacks 'loophole' U.S. bank leverage rules to include global revisions: Fed governor Apple bans final bitcoin wallet from App Store ECB warns Hungary yet again to honor its central bank's independence ECB's Draghi rejects deflation fears EuroCCP loses market share Credit…

Things worth reading: 7th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … Barclays bankers set for bigger bonuses as EU attacks 'loophole' U.S. bank leverage rules to include global revisions: Fed governor Apple bans final bitcoin wallet from App Store ECB warns Hungary yet again to honor its central bank's independence ECB's Draghi rejects deflation fears EuroCCP loses market share Credit…

Things worth reading: 6th February 2014

Things we're reading today include …. RBS risks an Iceland-style crisis if Scots pick self-rule, warns Vince Cable TSB poised to name City veteran Will Samuel new chair MasterCard creates contactless pay system ANZ customers win partial victory Citi to pay $110 million in a lawsuit over force-placed insurance Credit Suisse misses forecasts after legal…

Things worth reading: 6th February 2014

Things we're reading today include …. RBS risks an Iceland-style crisis if Scots pick self-rule, warns Vince Cable TSB poised to name City veteran Will Samuel new chair MasterCard creates contactless pay system ANZ customers win partial victory Citi to pay $110 million in a lawsuit over force-placed insurance Credit Suisse misses forecasts after legal…

Things worth reading: 5th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … FCA widens rigging probe to other benchmark rates Call for bank staff to sign up to conduct code Former RBS boss Hester to lead RSA in City 'coup' UBS beats forecast, increases bonus pool after strong year Exclusive: Deutsche fires three New York forex traders – source U.S. judge…

Things worth reading: 5th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … FCA widens rigging probe to other benchmark rates Call for bank staff to sign up to conduct code Former RBS boss Hester to lead RSA in City 'coup' UBS beats forecast, increases bonus pool after strong year Exclusive: Deutsche fires three New York forex traders – source U.S. judge…

Things worth reading: 4th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds Bank prepares for flotation Lloyds mis-selling bill nears £10bn as bank sets aside extra £1.8bn Lloyds 'women targets': I just hope female bankers won't be blamed if Lloyds goes belly up Public to be offered Lloyds shares as early as March Barclays chief Antony Jenkins gives up £2.8m…

Things worth reading: 4th February 2014

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds Bank prepares for flotation Lloyds mis-selling bill nears £10bn as bank sets aside extra £1.8bn Lloyds 'women targets': I just hope female bankers won't be blamed if Lloyds goes belly up Public to be offered Lloyds shares as early as March Barclays chief Antony Jenkins gives up £2.8m…