Things we're reading today include … Hardware 'root of Lloyds' shutdown' RBS faces £8bn in full year losses RBS sets aside £3bn to new misconduct claims A new leader, but the old problems haunt RBS RBS lands Ross the Boss in a Gloomy Place US makes Bitcoin exchange arrests Prominent Bitcoin entrepreneur charged with money…
Things we're reading today include … John Redwood: strip EU of power to regulate banks U.S. federal prosecutors target banks servicing payday lenders: NYT Britain's Lloyds bank customers hit by ATM card glitch Carney switches Bank of England focus to conduct risks Santander: 'You can't afford our cheaper mortgages'
Things we're reading today include … Jamie Dimon not a Bitcoin fan despite JPMorgan filing patent for online payment system How do businesses cope with Bitcoin? Exclusive: FBI warns retailers to expect more credit card breaches Neiman Marcus Reports 1.1 MM Payment Cards Potentially Compromised Peter Sands brushes off 'speculative rubbish' over takeover talks IMF…
Things we're reading today include … Davos 2014: UBS chief fears Europe's banks are still in danger Davos 2014: global economy not safe until 2020, says Barclays chief Antony Jenkins British expat banker Anton Casey causes uproar in Singapore after mocking "poor people" calling a taxi driver a "retard" PayPal Grows Revenues 19% in Q4,…
Things we're reading today include … Lord Levene slams Lloyds for 'bad faith' over Project Verde Lord Levene's conspiracy theories hold intrigue but little weight FRC to investigate ex-Bradford & Bingley finance chief Chris Willford Vatican cleric 'laundered millions' Biggest fall in business lending in six months SMEs still rely on credit cards and overdrafts…
Things we're reading today include … RBS bonuses and rhetoric’s failure New credit raters struggle to break stranglehold of 'big three' City leads way in economic growth race StanChart back atop takeover target list KPMG faces probe into Co-op Bank accounts Face it City boys, here's why women make better hedge fund managers than men…
Things we're reading today include … Ex-Barclays Executive Plots New Business Bank Taxpayer could lose £10bn on RBS sale Metro Bank gets £387.5m expansion boost Metro Bank raises £387.5m as it postpones IPO plans Nationwide in battle over alleged swaps mis-selling Hedge fund pair bet on British bank Aldermore Deutsche Bank posts surprise Q4 loss…
Our biggest stories of the past week are … European Union means Banking Union, but what does it mean for the City of London? We had our usual first footing for the Financial Services Club this week, with an illuminating update from David Doyle, Policy Adviser on all things related to EU Financial Legislation. The…
Things we're reading today include … What can a brothel owner teach a banker? Ask ABN Amro chairman Gerrit Zalm's 'sister' UK politics: Banks must sell 'significant' number of branches, says Ed Miliband Miliband urges bank branch sell-off Ed Miliband's bank plan has fundamental flaws Whipping the bankers – as proposed by Ed Miliband –…
