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Things worth reading: 25th April 2013

Things we're reading today include … £750m sale of 632 Lloyds branches to Co-op collapses Lloyds sale of 632 branches to Co-op fails Lloyds shrugs off branches setback Lloyds sale collapse 'bad news for consumers' Lloyds branch sale a 'wild goose chase', says Lord Levene The TSB: the history of a new bank with an…

Things worth reading: 25th April 2013

Things we're reading today include … £750m sale of 632 Lloyds branches to Co-op collapses Lloyds sale of 632 branches to Co-op fails Lloyds shrugs off branches setback Lloyds sale collapse 'bad news for consumers' Lloyds branch sale a 'wild goose chase', says Lord Levene The TSB: the history of a new bank with an…

Things worth reading: 24th April 2013

Things we're reading today include … Wall Street jumps after recovery from Twitter-led drop Analysis: False White House tweet exposes instant trading dangers Reuters deputy social media editor Matthew Keys says he was dismissed Banks at risk of excluding poorer customers, warns HSBC chairman Douglas Flint HSBC unveils plans to axe an extra 3,166 jobs…

Things worth reading: 24th April 2013

Things we're reading today include … Wall Street jumps after recovery from Twitter-led drop Analysis: False White House tweet exposes instant trading dangers Reuters deputy social media editor Matthew Keys says he was dismissed Banks at risk of excluding poorer customers, warns HSBC chairman Douglas Flint HSBC unveils plans to axe an extra 3,166 jobs…

Things worth reading: 23rd April 2013

Things we're reading today include … Deutsche Bank seeks to avoid any seizure in Monte Paschi probe-sources Santander tops bank complaints list EU warns US on bank ‘protectionism’ HSBC: Banks should 'reward staff who escalate concerns' Break up large bank to create regional lenders, argues Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby London mayor defends Square Mile…

Things worth reading: 23rd April 2013

Things we're reading today include … Deutsche Bank seeks to avoid any seizure in Monte Paschi probe-sources Santander tops bank complaints list EU warns US on bank ‘protectionism’ HSBC: Banks should 'reward staff who escalate concerns' Break up large bank to create regional lenders, argues Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby London mayor defends Square Mile…

Things worth reading: 22nd April 2013

Things we're reading today include … Metro Bank to launch drive-through branch MPs reignite call for Lloyds and RBS ‘bad bank’ Osborne resists break-up of RBS and Lloyds Japanese banks say hola, go local as they woo overseas borrowers Traders and fund managers swap the City for the slopes … and keep working Insight: How…

Things worth reading: 22nd April 2013

Things we're reading today include … Metro Bank to launch drive-through branch MPs reignite call for Lloyds and RBS ‘bad bank’ Osborne resists break-up of RBS and Lloyds Japanese banks say hola, go local as they woo overseas borrowers Traders and fund managers swap the City for the slopes … and keep working Insight: How…

The Finanser’s Week: 15th April – 21st April 2013

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Why banks MUST wake up to the mobile social revolution I was asked to join a panel discussion on social media during a recent conference. A social media masterclass, as it was called. Interesting. Sure, I’ve been blogging and tweeting and facebooking for as long as…

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The Finanser’s Week: 15th April – 21st April 2013

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Why banks MUST wake up to the mobile social revolution I was asked to join a panel discussion on social media during a recent conference. A social media masterclass, as it was called. Interesting. Sure, I’ve been blogging and tweeting and facebooking for as long as…

Invest Northern Ireland