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…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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…
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……
