Things we're reading today include … $500m European rainmaker Andrea Orcel exits Merrill Lynch for UBSThe Telegraph Budget 2012: Banks to benefit from tax change despite pledgeThe Telegraph Ireland’s debt burden: The many stages of griefEconomist Worst of crisis over, says DraghiBBC Sale of Lloyds branches to the Co-op close to collapseThe Telegraph Goldman Sachs…
Things we're reading today include … MasterCard Survey Says U.S. Commuters Ready for Contactless Payments Payments News City perplexed at £170m capital-raising by LloydsThe Telegraph Ben Bernanke tells EU to clean up banksThe Telegraph MF Global treasurer subpoenaed in probeFinancial Times Gulf proves fertile ground for China bankFinancial Times US grip on World Bank challengedThe Telegraph…
Financial Services Club member Edith Rigler provides a weekly summary of the key headline grabbing views from the German / European media: Raymond Baer of bank Julius Baer to lead Switzerland´s tax negotiations with US authorities - Handelsblatt, 19 March 2012 The last member of the founding family of private Swiss bank Julius Baer will leave its board. The…
Financial Services Club member Edith Rigler provides a weekly summary of the key headline grabbing views from the German / European media: Raymond Baer of bank Julius Baer to lead Switzerland´s tax negotiations with US authorities - Handelsblatt, 19 March 2012 The last member of the founding family of private Swiss bank Julius Baer will leave its board. The…
Things we're reading today include … SMEs to get £20bn of guaranteed cheap loansThe Telegraph RBS sold complex swap to 19 year old first-time landlordThe Telegraph FSA enforcer Margaret Cole to join PwCThe Telegraph Bernanke says gold standard wouldn't solve problemsReuters Small firms 'easy targets' for cyber crimeBBC Fund managers shun RBS at breakeven priceThe…
Things we're reading today include … SMEs to get £20bn of guaranteed cheap loansThe Telegraph RBS sold complex swap to 19 year old first-time landlordThe Telegraph FSA enforcer Margaret Cole to join PwCThe Telegraph Bernanke says gold standard wouldn't solve problemsReuters Small firms 'easy targets' for cyber crimeBBC Fund managers shun RBS at breakeven priceThe…
Things we're reading today include … Deutsche to challenge NYSE rulingBBC WaMu exits bankruptcy, on heels of LehmanReuters Vatican Bank faces fresh controversyThe Telegraph UAE investment banking undergoes shake-upFinancial Times New record for cash machine useBBC Overdraft Fee Revenue in the U.S. Falls 4.5% to $31.6 Billion in 2011 Payments News Banks 'set for…
Things we're reading today include … Co-op’s big adventure may turn sourFinancial Times NBNK chief Gary Hoffman's 'meeting' with Co-op riles investorsThe Telegraph Santander UK boss pockets £4.1m despite PPI chargeThe Independent Sachs bids to head World BankBBC Hollande calls for ECB growth mandateFinancial Times Budget 2012: Banks must help UK avoid a recessionThe…
Our biggest stories of the week are … Contactless payments are already past their sell-by date Spent most of this week at a payments conference. The theme was relentlessly around mobile payments, as this area of the market has truly kicked off as a major focal point for banks, telecommunications firms, retailers and merchants. There…
Things we're reading today include … Goldman letter could damage Europe chief's hopes of top jobThe Independent Toxic goodbye gives Goldman an image crisisThe Independent JPMorgan chief warns staff not to "seek advantage" from Goldman PR stormThe Telegraph Goldman’s clients stand by their bankFinancial Times What would Kermit make of such muppetry?The Telegraph VIDEO: Those…
