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Things worth reading: 29th July 2013

Things we're reading today include … Woman who campaigned for Jane Austen bank note receives Twitter death threats Think tank: Peer-to-peer lender's bank talks spark controversy Tense week for banks as Lloyds sell-off looms Spain's banks face uphill battle despite dramatic profits boost Analysis: What next for the 'Wall Street Refiners' as JPM exits physical…

Things worth reading: 29th July 2013

Things we're reading today include … Woman who campaigned for Jane Austen bank note receives Twitter death threats Think tank: Peer-to-peer lender's bank talks spark controversy Tense week for banks as Lloyds sell-off looms Spain's banks face uphill battle despite dramatic profits boost Analysis: What next for the 'Wall Street Refiners' as JPM exits physical…

The Finanser’s Week: 22nd July – 28th July 2013

Our biggest stories of the past week are … The African bank crisis and remittances I’m on holiday in Africa to get away from it all, but just to show that banking is a global business, there’s an ongoing banking crisis relating to Africa. I’ve been tracking the issue – that Barclays is in the… …

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Things worth reading: 26th July 2013

Things we're reading today include … Exclusive: Malaysia pension fund to spend 500 million euros on German, French properties My email was just silly and romantic, 'Fab' Tourre tells court Criminal case against SAC is strong: lawyers Tourre regrets ‘widows and orphans’ joke Money lenders invited back into temple Why Justin Welby's vision of kumbayah…

Things worth reading: 26th July 2013

Things we're reading today include … Exclusive: Malaysia pension fund to spend 500 million euros on German, French properties My email was just silly and romantic, 'Fab' Tourre tells court Criminal case against SAC is strong: lawyers Tourre regrets ‘widows and orphans’ joke Money lenders invited back into temple Why Justin Welby's vision of kumbayah…

Things worth reading: 25th July 2013

Things we're reading today include … RBS fined £5.6m over market trades RBS 'casino bank' fined £5.6m over misreporting RBS fined for reporting flaws worsened by ABN Amro deal# Next phase of RBS’s revival in question Former UBS bankers get prison terms for muni bid-rigging Church plans to force out Wonga Victory for equality campaigners:…

Things worth reading: 24th July 2013

Things we're reading today include … RBS chief appointment could come next week UK men in US jail for boiler room scam RBS frontrunner McCombe rules himself out of top job Banks warn rules threaten ‘repo’ market VIDEO: Making money at the Royal Mint VIDEO: Why coins have a place in our hearts Working cash-free…

Things worth reading: 23rd July 2013

Things we're reading today include … Insight: Wall Street reshapes commodities business to fend off regulation UBS settles US mortgage lawsuit and takes £600m charge Lex in depth: UBS High frequency trader fined $3m Goldman Sachs in spotlight over 'aluminium price-hike' scandal Audit remedies fail to please Big Four’s critics Millions of phones 'at risk of…

Things worth reading: 22nd July 2013

Things we're reading today include … Deutsche Bank set to trim balance sheet by 20 percent: FT Scandal, crisis, fraud, mafia, bribes: how people see the Pope's bankers Poor regulation would hit jobs, UK warned Kleinwort boss Sally Tennant shares Ginger's view of getting on 'in heels and backwards' Welby warns of bankers 'lynch mob'…

Things worth reading: 19th July 2013

Things we're reading today include … JC Flowers to buy Northern Rock loans SEC staff morale low, atmosphere marked by distrust: study The long arm of American justice: GloboCop UK must practice what it preaches on banking regulation JP Morgan in 'talks' over energy market rigging claims AUDIO: Macau: The world's gambling capital The IT…

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