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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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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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Things worth reading: 6th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … Sales double at payments group Monitise US banks stalk leading UK companies amid $3 trillion buying spree Richard Buxton: 'Tracker funds are Soviet-style investments' Royal Mint creates first £20 coin Markets pile pressure on Carney after rates held Universal credit 'is poor value' ECB sees improved eurozone economy Disagreement…

Things worth reading: 5th September 2013

Things we're reading today include … Afghan bank clerk nabs 1m dollars VIDEO: Can this man turn round India's banks? Exclusive: NY regulator probes European banks over Turkish family FCA swap mis-selling scheme pays out just £500,000 in compensation Stuart Rose joins HSBC as retail adviser European insurers spent 9 billion euros on regulation: report…

Things worth reading: the European View

This month's view from Europe, courtesy of Edith Rigler: German consumers fear on-line banking – Handelsblatt, 22 August 2013 According to a study by Bitkom, the IT association in Germany, more than one-third of German consumers are concerned about lack of security in internet banking and thus refrain from it. Compared to a survey conducted last…