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Things worth reading: 2nd April 2013

Things we're reading today include … Time bomb to the next crash is ticking as debt sales surge Judge questions fairness of Citigroup $590 million settlement Lord Turner to join Soros think tank Goldman registers risky credit fund as publicly traded company Goldman registers risky credit fund as publicly traded company Coutts warns clients of…

Things worth reading: 2nd April 2013

Things we're reading today include … Time bomb to the next crash is ticking as debt sales surge Judge questions fairness of Citigroup $590 million settlement Lord Turner to join Soros think tank Goldman registers risky credit fund as publicly traded company Goldman registers risky credit fund as publicly traded company Coutts warns clients of…

Things worth reading: 28th March 2013

Things we're reading today include … Band of England orders British banks to raise £25bn to cover future losses Fears for lending as Bank of England tells lenders to raise £25bn Watchdog talks tough on bank capital Can we please stop tinkering with the banks Judge rules JPMorgan must face lawsuit over investments in Lehman…

Things worth reading: 28th March 2013

Things we're reading today include … Band of England orders British banks to raise £25bn to cover future losses Fears for lending as Bank of England tells lenders to raise £25bn Watchdog talks tough on bank capital Can we please stop tinkering with the banks Judge rules JPMorgan must face lawsuit over investments in Lehman…

Things worth reading: 27th March 2013

Things we're reading today include … Wall Street critic Warren Buffett gets 2% of Goldman Sachs Warren Buffett to become top ten investor in Goldman Buffett trades warrants for smaller stake in Goldman Fed orders Citigroup to improve money laundering checks Banks told to raise more capital Banks are best judge of their own capital,…

Things worth reading: 27th March 2013

Things we're reading today include … Wall Street critic Warren Buffett gets 2% of Goldman Sachs Warren Buffett to become top ten investor in Goldman Buffett trades warrants for smaller stake in Goldman Fed orders Citigroup to improve money laundering checks Banks told to raise more capital Banks are best judge of their own capital,…

Things worth reading: 26th March 2013

Things we're reading today include: Fannie and Freddie no model for UK housing JPMorgan upbeat on Indian activity Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley 'bad bank' is confident of paying £43.4bn VIDEO: UK unveils banking stability rules U.S. approves Nasdaq payback plan for Facebook IPO, UBS unhappy Wall Street worries about PayPal's real-world expansion Revamped…

Things worth reading: 26th March 2013

Things we're reading today include: Fannie and Freddie no model for UK housing JPMorgan upbeat on Indian activity Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley 'bad bank' is confident of paying £43.4bn VIDEO: UK unveils banking stability rules U.S. approves Nasdaq payback plan for Facebook IPO, UBS unhappy Wall Street worries about PayPal's real-world expansion Revamped…

Things worth reading: 25th March 2013

Things we're reading today include … Draft deal reached to rescue Cyprus, shut a bank: sources Asian markets rise on Cyprus deal No sign of fallout in Spain from Cyprus crisis, minister says Fears grow as banks reveal exposure to Cyprus euro crisis Euro zone bailouts getting harder to agree: policymakers Europe may not solve…

Things worth reading: 25th March 2013

Things we're reading today include … Draft deal reached to rescue Cyprus, shut a bank: sources Asian markets rise on Cyprus deal No sign of fallout in Spain from Cyprus crisis, minister says Fears grow as banks reveal exposure to Cyprus euro crisis Euro zone bailouts getting harder to agree: policymakers Europe may not solve…