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Things worth reading: 29th February 2012

Things we're reading today include … Barclays to pay £500m avoided taxBBC Tax avoidance clampdown: Barclays statement in fullThe Telegraph Barclays' auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers raised concerns over 'highly abusive' tax schemesThe Telegraph HMRC appoints 'assurance commissioner' to guard against cosy corporate tax dealsThe Telegraph Barclays tops PPI complaints listThe Independent   '£11bn profit' from Northern RockBBC…

Things worth reading: 28th February 2012

Things we're reading today include … HSBC profits rise 15% to £13.8 billionThe Independent HSBC is rolling in money – and so is its chief Stuart GulliverThe Telegraph Visa in partnership with VodafoneFinancial Times Lloyds and RBS eye cheap ECB loansThe Telegraph HMRC stops UK bank using 'abusive' schemes to avoid paying £2bn taxThe Telegraph…

Things worth reading: 28th February 2012

Things we're reading today include … HSBC profits rise 15% to £13.8 billionThe Independent HSBC is rolling in money – and so is its chief Stuart GulliverThe Telegraph Visa in partnership with VodafoneFinancial Times Lloyds and RBS eye cheap ECB loansThe Telegraph HMRC stops UK bank using 'abusive' schemes to avoid paying £2bn taxThe Telegraph…

Things worth reading: 27th February 2012

Things we're reading today include … HSBC chief set to brave critics and accept his bonusThe Independent HSBC's results are about far more than Stuart Gulliver's bonusThe Telegraph HSBC set to claw back 'mis-selling' bonusesThe Telegraph   Hester: Goodwin 'not the only cook in the RBS kitchen'The Independent VIDEO: 'A really good ordinary bank'BBC  …

Things worth reading: 27th February 2012

Things we're reading today include … HSBC chief set to brave critics and accept his bonusThe Independent HSBC's results are about far more than Stuart Gulliver's bonusThe Telegraph HSBC set to claw back 'mis-selling' bonusesThe Telegraph   Hester: Goodwin 'not the only cook in the RBS kitchen'The Independent VIDEO: 'A really good ordinary bank'BBC  …

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

Our biggest stories of the week are … Complexity versus simplicity I often find myself buying the latest gadgets, only to be disappointed. A few delight – the iPhone being my personal best example – but many just seem to be over-engineered and too complex. Take the Android. It may be…   How to spot…

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

Our biggest stories of the week are … Complexity versus simplicity I often find myself buying the latest gadgets, only to be disappointed. A few delight – the iPhone being my personal best example – but many just seem to be over-engineered and too complex. Take the Android. It may be…   How to spot…

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Things worth reading: 24th February 2012

 Things we're reading today include … RBS bank's loss doubles in 2011BBC RBS losses hit £2bn amid bonus rowThe Independent The problem with RBS is that its bonuses aren't high enoughThe Telegraph Stephen Hester's RBS is emerging from the rabbit hole in better shapeThe Telegraph Stephen Hester deserves a bonus for RBS's boring bankingThe Telegraph…

Things worth reading: 24th February 2012

 Things we're reading today include … RBS bank's loss doubles in 2011BBC RBS losses hit £2bn amid bonus rowThe Independent The problem with RBS is that its bonuses aren't high enoughThe Telegraph Stephen Hester's RBS is emerging from the rabbit hole in better shapeThe Telegraph Stephen Hester deserves a bonus for RBS's boring bankingThe Telegraph…

Things worth reading: 23rd February 2012

Things we're reading today include … Loyalty to the European Union, Never Strong, Is Fading FastBusiness Week Burned before, Fed officials cautious on reboundReuters Banks sink on European economic worryReuters Greece Cut to Cusp of Default Cusp by FitchBusiness Week Russian link in $150m fraud claimFinancial Times Visa and Monitise to Introduce Mobile Payments Services…

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