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Things worth reading: 2nd May 2012

Lloyds makes £375m PPI provision – BBC Lloyds Banking Group profits hit by PPI claims – The Independent Lloyds boss hits out at fraudsters as claims for PPI climb – The Independent Lloyds becomes Britain's new economic bellwether – The Telegraph Lloyds chief Antonio Horta-Osorio must keep laughing all the way to the bank –…

Things worth reading: 2nd May 2012

Lloyds makes £375m PPI provision – BBC Lloyds Banking Group profits hit by PPI claims – The Independent Lloyds boss hits out at fraudsters as claims for PPI climb – The Independent Lloyds becomes Britain's new economic bellwether – The Telegraph Lloyds chief Antonio Horta-Osorio must keep laughing all the way to the bank –…

Things worth reading, the European view (5)

This week's view from Europe, courtesy of Edith Rigler : Shadow banking accounts for a quarter to a third of the total financial system – European Commission, 27 April 2012 In 2010, the Financial Stability Board estimated that the shadow banking system amounted to 46 trillion euro. This represented between 25% and 30% of the total financial…

Things worth reading, the European view (5)

This week's view from Europe, courtesy of Edith Rigler : Shadow banking accounts for a quarter to a third of the total financial system – European Commission, 27 April 2012 In 2010, the Financial Stability Board estimated that the shadow banking system amounted to 46 trillion euro. This represented between 25% and 30% of the total financial…

Things worth reading: 1st May 2012

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds and RBS could see profits slashed as Moody's plans downgradesThe Telegraph Lloyds gets approach for Scottish Widows – reportThe Telegraph   Owner blames economy as Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks cut 1,400 jobsThe Independent Visa Europe Confirms Launch Date for V.me Digital WalletPayments News   NYSE Euronext profits slump…

Things worth reading: 1st May 2012

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds and RBS could see profits slashed as Moody's plans downgradesThe Telegraph Lloyds gets approach for Scottish Widows – reportThe Telegraph   Owner blames economy as Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks cut 1,400 jobsThe Independent Visa Europe Confirms Launch Date for V.me Digital WalletPayments News   NYSE Euronext profits slump…

Things worth reading: 30th April 2012

Things we're reading today include … NBNK confident on Lloyds bank branch bidFinancial Times NBNK looks for Middle East support in Lloyds bid The Telegraph Taxpayers' stake in Royal Bank of Scotland could be sold before electionThe Telegraph MF Global leaves industry scarredFinancial Times    Insurer faces fat-cat storm over £4m goodbye to bossThe Independent…

Things worth reading: 30th April 2012

Things we're reading today include … NBNK confident on Lloyds bank branch bidFinancial Times NBNK looks for Middle East support in Lloyds bid The Telegraph Taxpayers' stake in Royal Bank of Scotland could be sold before electionThe Telegraph MF Global leaves industry scarredFinancial Times    Insurer faces fat-cat storm over £4m goodbye to bossThe Independent…

The Finanser’s Week: 23rd April – 29th April 2012

Our biggest stories of the week are … Why is Wall Street called Wall Street? Did you ever wonder why Wall Street is called Wall Street? We all talk about Occupy Wall Street, an area of downtown New York that stretches across eight blocks from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower……

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The Finanser’s Week: 23rd April – 29th April 2012

Our biggest stories of the week are … Why is Wall Street called Wall Street? Did you ever wonder why Wall Street is called Wall Street? We all talk about Occupy Wall Street, an area of downtown New York that stretches across eight blocks from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower……

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