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Things worth reading: 7th August 2013

Things we're reading today include … Internet blunder leaks Credit Agricole results early Carney to unveil new Bank strategy Did Carney guide Canada to growth? Why we're all banking on the new Governor of the Bank of England Mo Farah backs campaign to save Barclays money transfer service BATS' largest U.S. exchange hit by technical…

Things worth reading: the European View

This month's view from Europe, courtesy of Edith Rigler : New rules on payment services for the benefit of consumers and retailers – European Commission, 24 July 2013 The Commission has adopted a package including a new payment Services Directive ("PSD2") as well as a  proposal for the regulation on interchange fees for card-based payment transactions. The…

Things worth reading: 6th August 2013

Things we're reading today include … Maintenance worker 'infiltrated RBS' after posing as bond salesman Bank of Scotland fined for 'unforgivable' fax blunder Brussels' political gesture to curb bonuses is simply bad banking HSBC announce 10% profit growth HSBC vows to get round EU bonus cap HSBC in pay rise threat to beat EU’s bonus…

Things worth reading: 5th August 2013

Things we're reading today include … Bank of England gives lenders six years to plug £121bn black hole How rogue private investigators stole bank details for Lloyd's of London Banks’ ‘living wills’ start to take shape Treasury may find extra £1.5bn for Royal Bank of Scotland Think only an idiot would hand their bank card…

Things worth reading: 5th August 2013

Things we're reading today include … Bank of England gives lenders six years to plug £121bn black hole How rogue private investigators stole bank details for Lloyd's of London Banks’ ‘living wills’ start to take shape Treasury may find extra £1.5bn for Royal Bank of Scotland Think only an idiot would hand their bank card…

The Finanser’s Week: 29th July – 4th August 2013

Our biggest stories of the past week are … You bunch of losers Blah, blah, blah goes the talking head on the news. Banks … bad … money … sell … losses … Groan, moan, dull, boring. Ripoff … scandal … government … economy … bonuses … fatcat … Depressing, stop it, shut… Why does…

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The Finanser’s Week: 29th July – 4th August 2013

Our biggest stories of the past week are … You bunch of losers Blah, blah, blah goes the talking head on the news. Banks … bad … money … sell … losses … Groan, moan, dull, boring. Ripoff … scandal … government … economy … bonuses … fatcat … Depressing, stop it, shut… Why does…

Invest Northern Ireland

Things worth reading: 2nd August 2013

Things we're reading today include … Moral objections to the case against Wonga Trader liable in $1bn Goldman fraud Ex-Goldman banker, Fabrice Tourre, defrauded investors, US court rules New York probing how banks use databases to screen customers: NYT Profile Ross McEwan – the Kiwi taking on the toughest job in UK banking TSB to…

Things worth reading: 2nd August 2013

Things we're reading today include … Moral objections to the case against Wonga Trader liable in $1bn Goldman fraud Ex-Goldman banker, Fabrice Tourre, defrauded investors, US court rules New York probing how banks use databases to screen customers: NYT Profile Ross McEwan – the Kiwi taking on the toughest job in UK banking TSB to…

Things worth reading: 1st August 2013

Things we're reading today include … RBS poised to appoint New Zealander Ross McEwan as chief executive RBS selects McEwan as new chief Don’t buy the hype from Barclays Goldman blinks but no relief for Wall Street's commodity traders Nicola Horlick raises £150,000 from small investors BNP Paribas hit by European decline Banks hit by…