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Things worth reading: 30th August 2012

Things we're reading today include … Barclays says SFO to start investigation into Qatar paymentsThe Telegraph Serious Fraud Office investigating Barclays’ Middle Eastern bailoutThe Independent Barclays appoints retail boss Jenkins as CEOReuters   Citigroup settles shareholder CDO lawsuit for $590 millionReuters MasterCard, Everything Everywhere Announce Mobile Payments PartnershipPayments News The financial system rests on quicksandFinancial…

Things worth reading: 29th August 2012

Things we're reading today include … Swap mis-selling staff offered pay worth more than £200,000 a yearThe Telegraph FSA issues warning over swap reviewsThe Telegraph   HSBC in talks to settle US money laundering claimsThe Telegraph Virgin Money boss: free banking is a 'myth'The Telegraph    Deposit flight from Spanish banks smashes record in JulyThe…

Things worth reading: 28th August 2012

Things we're reading today include … Unicredit 'in Iran investigation'BBC China banks under pressure as loans turn sourBBC Banks ready to claw back more bonusesFinancial Times Investment banks raise starting salaries to attract graduates put off by scandalsThe Telegraph Run on Vietnam's biggest bank highlights threat to economyThe Telegraph Banking revolution planned for high streetThe…

The Finanser’s Week: 20th August – 26th August 2012

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Do you believe in NFC? I ‘ve been talking about contactless for years now – I remember talking about the Octopus card system about ten years ago after it launched in Hong Kong in 1997 – and still find it surprising how invisible it is…. What…

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Things worth reading: 24th August 2012

Things we're reading today include …  Ex-RBS trader details extent of Libor fixingThe Independent Labour MP accuses Government of hiding scale of RBS Libor finesThe Telegraph Co-Op Bank drags down group profitsThe Telegraph HSBC acts on securities lending profitsFinancial Times Citigroup rejects Nasdaq's Facebook IPO payoutThe Telegraph   Bank's stimulus plan 'has lined pockets of…

Things worth reading: 23rd August 2012

Things we're reading today include … JP Morgan faces class-action suitThe Telegraph Santander under fire after huge mortgage rate hikeThe Independent PayPal and Discover to Bring PayPal to Millions of In-Store Locations Payments News Commerzbank admits Iran sanctions investigationThe Telegraph   Greece 'facing its last chance'BBC This is your last chance to keep reform promises, Greece…

Things worth reading: 22nd August 2012

Things we're reading today include … RBS under investigation by US authoritiesThe Telegraph Bank charges challenged by Which? BBC Free banking: what are the alternatives to the high street banks?The Telegraph VIDEO: Is free banking in the UK a myth?BBC Lloyds makes headway in sell-off programmeFinancial Times Barclays in big African mergerThe Independent Another risk…

Things worth reading: 21st August 2012

Things we're reading today include … 'Darth Vader' to head JPMorgan's inquiry into losses by London WhaleThe Independent Barclays cut funding over swap mis-selling complaint, claims printerThe Telegraph CME's move lifts LondonThe Independent Citi chief rejects calls for bank splitsFinancial Times Christian Littlewood and wife Angie ordered to pay £1.5m in insider dealing caseThe Telegraph…

Things worth reading: the European View (13)

This week's view from Europe, courtesy of Edith Rigler : European public opinion is still fairly pessimistic, but better than in 2011 – European Commission, July 2012 The spring 2012 results of the Commission´s public opinion poll in 32 countries/territories are now available. The main concerns of Europeans both at EU and national level are the economic…

Things worth reading: 20th August 2012

Things we're reading today include … Andrew Tyrie: Bob Diamond's evidence 'lacked candour'The Telegraph Diamond hits back at MPs' claimsBBC Sir Nigel Rudd accuses MPs of slur on Bob DiamondThe Telegraph If Barclays' new chief needs to be 'safety first' then Antony Jenkins fits the mouldThe Telegraph   Standard Chartered investor turns on bank for…