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The Finanser’s Week: 30th April – 6th May 2012

Our biggest stories of the week are … In the future … HSBC might not be a bank Flying around all the time, you sometimes forget to absorb the ads around you. There’s one particular ad I’ve spotted for some time now, but only today got around to investigating. It’s HSBC’s latest campaign. Moving on…

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Things worth reading: 4th May 2012

Things we're reading today include … Sir Mervyn King: more right than most, but still badly wrongThe Telegraph AUDIO: King analysis 'verging on delusional'BBCI'd support crisis probe, says bank chiefThe Independent   RBS set to pay back last of £163bn loan from taxpayerThe Telegraph 'Drugs cartels used HSBC to launder cash'The Independent UBS chairman Kaspar…

Things worth reading: 4th May 2012

Things we're reading today include … Sir Mervyn King: more right than most, but still badly wrongThe Telegraph AUDIO: King analysis 'verging on delusional'BBCI'd support crisis probe, says bank chiefThe Independent   RBS set to pay back last of £163bn loan from taxpayerThe Telegraph 'Drugs cartels used HSBC to launder cash'The Independent UBS chairman Kaspar…

Things worth reading: 3rd May 2012

Things we're reading today include … King renews push for bank reformBBC Sir Mervyn King blasts banks for bringing UK to brink of ruinThe Telegraph Sir Mervyn King's speech: in fullThe Telegraph    MasterCard: plastic progressFinancial Times Visa reveals DoJ demand as card groups shineFinancial Times Fiserv To Offer Global ACH Payments Through Partnership with…

Things worth reading: 3rd May 2012

Things we're reading today include … King renews push for bank reformBBC Sir Mervyn King blasts banks for bringing UK to brink of ruinThe Telegraph Sir Mervyn King's speech: in fullThe Telegraph    MasterCard: plastic progressFinancial Times Visa reveals DoJ demand as card groups shineFinancial Times Fiserv To Offer Global ACH Payments Through Partnership with…

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…