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Things worth reading: 7th June 2012

Things we're reading today include … Vampire Squid tweets from the shallowsThe Independent RBS share price to jump but don't get excited, it's only a share consolidatonThe Telegraph Nasdaq offers $40m over Facebook lossesFinancial Times Plus Markets warns of threat to licenceFinancial Times Meeker joins Mack at Lending ClubFinancial Times Luke Ellis – the ex-farmer…

Things worth reading: 7th June 2012

Things we're reading today include … Vampire Squid tweets from the shallowsThe Independent RBS share price to jump but don't get excited, it's only a share consolidatonThe Telegraph Nasdaq offers $40m over Facebook lossesFinancial Times Plus Markets warns of threat to licenceFinancial Times Meeker joins Mack at Lending ClubFinancial Times Luke Ellis – the ex-farmer…

Things worth reading: 6th June 2012

Things we're reading today include … Nasdaq to begin Facebook compensationFinancial Times UK banks sitting on £40bn of undeclared lossesThe Telegraph NBNK gets approval to buy Lloyds branchesThe Telegraph U.S. regulator says looking at JPMorgan clawbacksReuters NYSE Euronext opens up data centresFinancial Times Barclays can keep billions related to Lehman buyout, US judge rulesThe Independent…

Things worth reading: 1st June 2012

Things we're reading today include … Josef Ackermann ends turbulent decade at Deutsche BankThe Telegraph Ackermann defends record at DeutscheFinancial Times Morgan Stanley boss hits back in Facebook float rowThe Telegraph Contactless pay limit goes to £20BBC CoCos will not make Britain's banks safer, says Bank of EnglandThe Telegraph   Europe’s banks: The fear factorEconomist…

Things worth reading: 31st May 2012

Things we're reading today include … Shareholders approve Stephen Hester bonus despite £2bn loss at RBSThe Telegraph RBS shareholders will never recover money they lostThe Telegraph RBS annual general meeting: as it happened – May 30, 2012The Telegraph   JPMorgan to spin out ‘special investments’Financial Times Amex expands digital voucher partnershipFinancial Times   ‘Peer-to-peer’ lenders…

Things worth reading: 30th May 2012

Things we're reading today include … Hedge fund 'liar' fined record £3m and bannedThe Independent Three Spanish banks agree mergerBBC Spain in focus as EU readies euro zone economic strategyReuters Anger over Lagarde's tax-free salaryThe Independent VIDEO: Are the BRICS solid?BBC JPMorgan Cazenove tops league tableFinancial Times Fear of jury boredom seeps into Gupta insider…

Things worth reading: 29th May 2012

Things we're reading today include … Glitches halt new Goldman trade platformFinancial Times RBS faces $100m action after trader caught lyingThe Telegraph Government 'damaged' Barclays with disclosure on £500m tax avoidance schemeThe Telegraph Barclays hits back on tax schemesBBC ‘Whale’ makes a big splash on risk modelsFinancial Times   Bailout fears spark Bankia shares dive…

Things worth reading: 28th May 2012

Things we're reading today include … Shareholders set to give RBS chief Hester a rough rideThe Independent RBS cuts ties with former broking armThe Independent JPMorgan replaces prime brokerage head: sourceReuters Rabobank eyes sale of fund management armFinancial Times   VIDEO: Your Money: Changes to payday loansBBC Banks glean efficiency tips from industryFinancial Times Lack…

The Finanser’s Week: 20th May – 27th May 2012

Our biggest stories of the week are … The end of 'free' banking In the 1970s, the UK's Midland Bank introduced a new competitive service – free banking. It wasn’t free of course, but it appeared that way. The idea being that if you stayed in credit, they wouldn’t’ charge you anything. It… Lázaro Campos…

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Things worth reading: 25th May 2012

Things we're reading today include … Free banking 'a dangerous myth'BBC Head of Vatican Bank is sackedBBC More help for payday loan debtorsBBC EU 'wants Greece in the eurozone'BBC   Call to end free bank accountsThe Independent Surveys point to deeper eurozone contractionThe Independent FSA 'powerless' over JP MorganThe Independent   Regulators hint that pressure…