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Things worth reading: 5th July 2013

Things we're reading today include … Barclays chief seeks to mend rift with PRA Fund management: The rise of smart beta City lawyers in elite 'magic circle' of five firms share £2.2bn pay pot Emerging markets mania was a costly mistake: Goldman executive VIDEO: A summer of discontent for Europe? Free exchange: A trio of…

Things worth reading: 5th July 2013

Things we're reading today include … Barclays chief seeks to mend rift with PRA Fund management: The rise of smart beta City lawyers in elite 'magic circle' of five firms share £2.2bn pay pot Emerging markets mania was a costly mistake: Goldman executive VIDEO: A summer of discontent for Europe? Free exchange: A trio of…

Things worth reading: 4th July 2013

Things we're reading today include … Royal Bank of Scotland to hire Rothschild to consider good bank/bad bank split A new era of central banking and the next crisis Co-op Group to set up independent probe of banking arm debacle London targets Islamic finance market RBS reviews business lending after finding £20bn surplus Kerry Katona…

Things worth reading: 4th July 2013

Things we're reading today include … Royal Bank of Scotland to hire Rothschild to consider good bank/bad bank split A new era of central banking and the next crisis Co-op Group to set up independent probe of banking arm debacle London targets Islamic finance market RBS reviews business lending after finding £20bn surplus Kerry Katona…

Things worth reading: 3rd July 2013

Things we're reading today include … Banks censured over 'pointless' political lobbying Why China's financial jitters matter RBS probes itself over failure to lend to firms Banks / Basel III: cold comfort Debit card 'is first choice online' VIDEO: Payday loan lender explains 296% APR Co-op failed investors, MP claims HSBC wins OK of record…

Things worth reading: 3rd July 2013

Things we're reading today include … Banks censured over 'pointless' political lobbying Why China's financial jitters matter RBS probes itself over failure to lend to firms Banks / Basel III: cold comfort Debit card 'is first choice online' VIDEO: Payday loan lender explains 296% APR Co-op failed investors, MP claims HSBC wins OK of record…

Things worth reading: 2nd July 2013

Things we're reading today include … Winklevoss twins plan to float Bitcoin stash Croatia celebrates on joining EU Rothschild to advise on potential RBS split: FT Former KPMG partner pleads guilty for insider trading scheme Payday lending advertising faces ban under hard-hitting new rules Clock is ticking for banks to get to grips with anti-money-laundering…

Things worth reading: 1st July 2013

Things we're reading today include … 'Monsignor 500' and suitcases full of cash in Vatican bank scandal RBS collapse: Bank had just few hours of cash left Bank chiefs to warn Barclays over lending Barclays backs 'Big Four' against audit shake-up Wonga calls for tougher rules on payday loans Wonga boss Errol Damelin: it's time…

The Finanser’s Week: 24th June – 30th June 2013

Our biggest stories of the past week are … A £30 billion banking mess (but it's getting sorted out) I hosted a dinner this week, where a group of senior bank executives involved in cleaning up the PPI mess gathered to debate and discuss what had been learnt from the experience. For those overseas readers…

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Things worth reading: 28th June 2013

Things we're reading today include … Church-backed bid for RBS arm could herald ethical bank EU makes bank creditors bear losses as Cyprus bail-in becomes blue-print for rescues Europe’s transactions tax facing delay Peer to peer’ currencies exchange launched EU deal to block future bank bailouts by taxpayers VIDEO: Who should pay when banks go…