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Things worth reading: 13th December 2012

Things we're reading today include … Europe deepens union with ECB as chief bank watchdog Barclays chooses former FSA chief Hector Sants as compliance boss Eurozone bank union deal agreed Has America got it in for British banks? Deutsche Bank co-chief named in carbon tax investigation Carney suggests Bank target shift Britain poised to secure…

Things worth reading: 12th December 2012

Things we're reading today include … HSBC became bank to drug cartels, pays big for lapses HSBC pays $1.92bn to settle US money laundering claims HSBC guilty of 'stunning failure' HSBC to spend $700m vetting clients Still time to hold HBOS chiefs to account SFO arrests three men in Libor investigation UK gets set for…

Things worth reading: 11th December 2012

Things we're reading today include … Lawyer says Goldman failed speech software "geniuses" Government is 'rushing' bank bill, says Andrew Tyrie De La Rue in fight to retain £1bn bank note contract Hedge fund managers become bullish on global economy US and UK agree failed banks plan Standard Chartered to pay $327 million in U.S….

Things worth reading: 11th December 2012

Things we're reading today include … Lawyer says Goldman failed speech software "geniuses" Government is 'rushing' bank bill, says Andrew Tyrie De La Rue in fight to retain £1bn bank note contract Hedge fund managers become bullish on global economy US and UK agree failed banks plan Standard Chartered to pay $327 million in U.S….

Things worth reading: 10th December 2012

Things we're reading today include … Fed's monetary stimulus meets 'fiscal cliff' FSA crackdown on new jobs for failed bankers World risks fresh credit bubble, Switzerland's BIS warns U.S., UK bank seizure plans focus on absorbing losses: regulators Rise of City 'has cost workers £7,000 a year' says TUC 'Too big to fail' plan outlined…

Things worth reading: 10th December 2012

Things we're reading today include … Fed's monetary stimulus meets 'fiscal cliff' FSA crackdown on new jobs for failed bankers World risks fresh credit bubble, Switzerland's BIS warns U.S., UK bank seizure plans focus on absorbing losses: regulators Rise of City 'has cost workers £7,000 a year' says TUC 'Too big to fail' plan outlined…

The Finanser’s Week: 3rd December – 9th December 2012

Our biggest stories of the past week are …  Why transparency is NOT the solution We had a good debate this week about the future for multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) amongst the card companies. The argument made for change by regulators appears to boil down to that the card operators and issuers are ripping off……

Invest Northern Ireland

The Finanser’s Week: 3rd December – 9th December 2012

Our biggest stories of the past week are …  Why transparency is NOT the solution We had a good debate this week about the future for multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) amongst the card companies. The argument made for change by regulators appears to boil down to that the card operators and issuers are ripping off……

Invest Northern Ireland

Things worth reading: 7th December 2012

Things we're reading today include … Barclays seals its push to become Africa's largest bank Barclays lines up former FSA chief Hector Sants for 'senior role' Virgin Money looks at £1bn credit card deal Ex-Deutsche Bank staff say bank hid $12bn losses HSBC set to pay more than $1.5bn to settle money laundering probe UK…

Things worth reading: 7th December 2012

Things we're reading today include … Barclays seals its push to become Africa's largest bank Barclays lines up former FSA chief Hector Sants for 'senior role' Virgin Money looks at £1bn credit card deal Ex-Deutsche Bank staff say bank hid $12bn losses HSBC set to pay more than $1.5bn to settle money laundering probe UK…

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