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Things worth reading: (Friday the) 13th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … Arrests over 'cyber plot' to steal from Santander bank Banks may have to raise extra £50bn under emerging 'Basel IV' Analysis: Five years after Lehman, risk moves into the shadows Indonesia’s banks: The good times end Electronic payments in Africa: Cash be cowed Ex-RBS trader in Hong Kong sentenced…

Things worth reading: 12th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … Five years after Lehmans, should you buy bank shares? Barclays / Lehman: many happy returns Deutsche Bank ordered to rehire traders unlawfully sacked in Libor probe JPMorgan near settlement of credit card probes: source Analysis: Five years after Lehman, risk moves into the shadows UK falls in financial rankings…

Things worth reading: 12th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … Five years after Lehmans, should you buy bank shares? Barclays / Lehman: many happy returns Deutsche Bank ordered to rehire traders unlawfully sacked in Libor probe JPMorgan near settlement of credit card probes: source Analysis: Five years after Lehman, risk moves into the shadows UK falls in financial rankings…

Things worth reading:11th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … Paper money to turn plastic under Bank of England plan Plastic banknotes 'ready for 2016' EU lawyers say financial transaction tax is illegal Lloyds and RBS branch sales to be given green light Watchdog could look at Co-op statements about bank's strength UK regulators need secret warning system to…

Things worth reading:11th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … Paper money to turn plastic under Bank of England plan Plastic banknotes 'ready for 2016' EU lawyers say financial transaction tax is illegal Lloyds and RBS branch sales to be given green light Watchdog could look at Co-op statements about bank's strength UK regulators need secret warning system to…

Things worth reading: 10th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … TSB returns to the High Street with a pledge ‘to do what is right for Britain’ VIDEO: Inside new TSB branch TSB can grow bigger, but that may not be what customers want TSB 'likely' to offer shares to small investors in £1.5bn IPO TSB website crashes after Lloyds…

Things worth reading: 10th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … TSB returns to the High Street with a pledge ‘to do what is right for Britain’ VIDEO: Inside new TSB branch TSB can grow bigger, but that may not be what customers want TSB 'likely' to offer shares to small investors in £1.5bn IPO TSB website crashes after Lloyds…

Things worth reading: 9th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … Treasury 'drove out Stephen Hester to cut pay-off' TSB name reappears on high streets New UK bank Shawbrook passes one billion pound lending milestone Branch fears over Barclays shake-up Ex-Citi chief calls for return of bank split Double bank capital, says Vickers7 Bank capital levels still too low, says…

Things worth reading: 9th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … Treasury 'drove out Stephen Hester to cut pay-off' TSB name reappears on high streets New UK bank Shawbrook passes one billion pound lending milestone Branch fears over Barclays shake-up Ex-Citi chief calls for return of bank split Double bank capital, says Vickers7 Bank capital levels still too low, says…

The Finanser’s Week: 2nd September – 8th September 2013

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Using big data to trace money laundering and fraud Talking of interesting surveys, I received another one recently about money laundering. This survey was performed by Veris, who interviewed almost 300 senior Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and compliance executives across 46 countries. Interesting findings: 61% of survey respondents…

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