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Things worth reading: 23rd January 2012

Things we're reading today include … Bank bonus dispute goes to High CourtFinancial Times JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to be paid $23mThe Telegraph FSA wants bonuses to reflect PPI lossesThe Telegraph RBS boss Hester 'unfairly targeted' over bonusThe Telegraph Ed Miliband urges David Cameron to block bonus for RBS chief Stephen HesterThe Telegraph Nick Clegg:…

The Finanser’s Week: 16th January – 22nd January 2012

Our biggest stories of the week are … Amartya Sen: thoughts on poverty and the global financial crisis I attended an interesting lecture last night from an economic legend: Professor Amartya Sen of Harvard University. If you haven’t heard of him, he’s known as the Mother Teresa of economics in his native India, and has…

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The Finanser’s Week: 16th January – 22nd January 2012

Our biggest stories of the week are … Amartya Sen: thoughts on poverty and the global financial crisis I attended an interesting lecture last night from an economic legend: Professor Amartya Sen of Harvard University. If you haven’t heard of him, he’s known as the Mother Teresa of economics in his native India, and has…

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Things worth reading: 20th January 2012

Things we're reading today include … RBS denies Hester bonus reportsBBC RBS says still to decide chief executive Hester's bonus The Telegraph A Look at PayPal's 4Q2011 Financial Results Payments News Credit Suisse wins $7bn AIG securities auctionFinancial Times Morgan Stanley suffers loss while Bank of America bounces backThe Telegraph   David Cameron: we'll make the…

Things worth reading: 20th January 2012

Things we're reading today include … RBS denies Hester bonus reportsBBC RBS says still to decide chief executive Hester's bonus The Telegraph A Look at PayPal's 4Q2011 Financial Results Payments News Credit Suisse wins $7bn AIG securities auctionFinancial Times Morgan Stanley suffers loss while Bank of America bounces backThe Telegraph   David Cameron: we'll make the…

Things worth reading: 19th January 2012

Things we're reading today include … RBS chief Hester in line to collect £1m bonus despite share price fallThe Telegraph MPs push for Sir Fred Goodwin to lose knighthoodThe Telegraph Insurers fined for file tamperingBBC   £8bn pay bill for Goldman SachsThe Independent Goldman pay drops a fifth as profits dive 50pcThe Telegraph Goldman Sachs…

Things worth reading: 19th January 2012

Things we're reading today include … RBS chief Hester in line to collect £1m bonus despite share price fallThe Telegraph MPs push for Sir Fred Goodwin to lose knighthoodThe Telegraph Insurers fined for file tamperingBBC   £8bn pay bill for Goldman SachsThe Independent Goldman pay drops a fifth as profits dive 50pcThe Telegraph Goldman Sachs…

Things worth reading: 18th January 2012

Things we're reading today include … MPs round on Mervyn King for 'disrespect' over Bank proposalsThe Telegraph Bank of England governor Mervyn King appeals over bonusesThe Independent   VIDEO: London to become yuan trading hubBBC AUDIO: What the Renminbi means for the UKBBC   Private equity feels heat in US raceFinancial Times EU in legal move…

Things worth reading: 18th January 2012

Things we're reading today include … MPs round on Mervyn King for 'disrespect' over Bank proposalsThe Telegraph Bank of England governor Mervyn King appeals over bonusesThe Independent   VIDEO: London to become yuan trading hubBBC AUDIO: What the Renminbi means for the UKBBC   Private equity feels heat in US raceFinancial Times EU in legal move…

Things worth reading: 17th January 2012

Things we're reading today include … Banking on a European family fableFinancial Times Central bank independence at risk from financial crisis, warns UBSThe Telegraph Visa Recommended Practices for EMV Chip Implementation in the USPayments News Ingenico Launches New PayPal Payment Solution Payments News Pain of European debt crisis spreads to GulfFinancial Times S&P downgrades EU's bailout…