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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…

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…

Things worth reading: 22nd February 2012

Things we're reading today include …   Euro Ministers Said to Reach Agreement on BailoutBusiness Week Markets mixed on Greece bailoutBBC VIDEO: Will bailout deal in Greece add up?BBC ECB's €800bn bank lending facility fails to boost credit to businessesThe Telegraph    HSBC sells its shares to pay banker bonusesThe Telegraph HSBC to rejig bonus…

Things worth reading: 22nd February 2012

Things we're reading today include …   Euro Ministers Said to Reach Agreement on BailoutBusiness Week Markets mixed on Greece bailoutBBC VIDEO: Will bailout deal in Greece add up?BBC ECB's €800bn bank lending facility fails to boost credit to businessesThe Telegraph    HSBC sells its shares to pay banker bonusesThe Telegraph HSBC to rejig bonus…