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Things we’re reading: 18th December 2012

Things we're reading today include … Bank of England's cheap loans scheme to miss £80bn target Crowdfunding could revolutionise lending, says Andrew Haldane Wonga offers loans at web checkouts Capital rules hinder LSE’s deal with LCH Facebook underwriter is fined $5m Greece's lenders warn of 'very large' risks to bailout Knight Capital's board said to…

Things we’re reading: 18th December 2012

Things we're reading today include … Bank of England's cheap loans scheme to miss £80bn target Crowdfunding could revolutionise lending, says Andrew Haldane Wonga offers loans at web checkouts Capital rules hinder LSE’s deal with LCH Facebook underwriter is fined $5m Greece's lenders warn of 'very large' risks to bailout Knight Capital's board said to…

Things worth reading: 17th December 2012

Things we're reading today include … Sunday Interview: To be the provider of your country's currency, we are rightly very proud of that 'Mis-selling' fears over packaged bank accounts Banking Commission plans report that is "more Volcker than Vickers" Banks face fresh split threat as Parliament eyes new legislation UBS faces $1 billion day of…

The Finanser’s Week: 10th December – 16th December 2012

Our biggest stories of the past week are …  Risk is a many splendored thing I was asked to give a pre-dinner speech by SAS for a group of Chief Risk Officers (CRO’s) in Amsterdam recently. Here’s the speech. Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I wasn’t sure how to start this evening, and decided to……

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Things worth reading: 14th December 2012

Things we're reading today include … David Cameron and other EU leaders to approve banking union in Europe Banking union deal is 'eurozone finding solutions' George Osborne wins City safeguards as EU secures deal on banking union Q&A: The eurozone's banking union Virgin Money eyes stock market listing HSBC and Standard Chartered: Too big to…

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…

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