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Things worth reading: 6th March 2012

Things we're reading today include: RBS attacked for 'streamlining'The Independent Barclays chief Bob Diamond to face new bonus rowThe Telegraph Barclaycard Introduces Crowdsourced Credit Card Payments News UK regulators review Libor bank lending rateThe Telegraph Is the Bank of England fit for purpose?The Telegraph Greece's fate in balance as banks mull rescue planThe Independent Iceland's former…

Things worth reading: 5th March 2012

Things we're reading today include … UK regulation cuts £18bn off HSBC's value, says GulliverThe Telegraph Gulliver's travels and the transformation of HSBCThe Telegraph Co-op's Lloyds deal at risk after FSA orders reformsThe Telegraph Rainmaker: Chancellor should heed LSE's plea for a cut in stamp duty to help small businessThe Telegraph Barclays taps ECB for…

The Finanser’s Week: 27th February – 4th March 2012

Our biggest stories of the week are … Monday fun Various cartoons and images amused me last week.  First was Brookes cartoon in the Times about Greek debt and, in the same newspaper, the uneasy ride that Angela Merkel is taking with Nicholas Sarkozy as they try to steer through this disaster and his upcoming…

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Things worth reading: 2nd March 2012

Things we're reading today include … RBS bankers to get most of bonus within four monthsThe Telegraph Anger as Lloyds pays new finance chief £6mThe Independent Lord Sassoon tipped as next Bank of England GovernorThe Telegraph Christine Lagarde's mission to save the global economy BBC UK banks snap up billions in cheap ECB loansThe Independent…

Things worth reading: 1st March 2012

Things we're reading today include … ECB provides 530bn euros of loansBBC European Central Bank's cheap money has just turned toxic banks into zombie banksThe Telegraph JP Morgan Chase 2012 Investor Day Presentations Payments News Ten most complained about financial businesses: in picturesThe Telegraph Standard Chartered posts ninth year of record profitsThe Telegraph If Britain were…

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  …