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Things worth reading: 29th September 2011

Things we're reading today include … EU Proposes Financial-Transactions Tax for 2014Business Week EC backs financial transaction taxThe Independent EU financial tax would be a disaster for the CityThe Telegraph UK 'will resist' EU financial taxBBC   Barclays loses head of European retail bankingFinancial Times Bank bonus and dividends warningBBC Lloyds gives rivals time to…

Things worth reading: 29th September 2011

Things we're reading today include … EU Proposes Financial-Transactions Tax for 2014Business Week EC backs financial transaction taxThe Independent EU financial tax would be a disaster for the CityThe Telegraph UK 'will resist' EU financial taxBBC   Barclays loses head of European retail bankingFinancial Times Bank bonus and dividends warningBBC Lloyds gives rivals time to…

Things worth reading: 28th September 2011

Things we're reading today include … BofA was 'let off lightly' over sub-prime fiascoThe Independent Trader was not a hoaxer, says BBCBBC Markets shrug off mixed signals as hopes of euro rescue deal spark rallyThe Independent FSA says no to calls for it to pre-approve productsThe Independent LSE/LCH.Clearnet: waiting at the churchFinancial Times BBC financial…

Things worth reading: 27th September 2011

Things we're reading today include … Eurozone members look at 'big bang' plan to overcome debt crisisThe Independent Banks Splinter on Europe Crisis Amid TensionBusiness Week VIDEO: How will the eurozone rescue plan work?BBC   UBS in 'Disarray' as CEO Gruebel ReplacedBusiness Week UBS urged to use a much sharper axeFinancial Times   EU looking…

Things worth reading: 26th September 2011

Things we're reading today include … PayPal Now Processing $315 Million In Payments Per DayTechcrunch UBS chief quit after clash over strategyFinancial Times UBS: the board loses its nerveFinancial Times Ermotti takes the helm at UBS as Grübel quitsThe Independent Quant trading: How mathematicians rule the marketsBBC FSA staff jump ship as City regulator nears…

The Finanser’s #SIBOS Week: 18th September – 25th September 2011

For those who are that interested, here are all the blog entries made during the week at SIBOS in one place …   SIBOS 2011 – what will be the big themes? We should be talking about risk. And so SIBOS begins First impressions. Brett King launches Movenbank at #sibos #innotribe Brett King, author of Bank 2.0, is…

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Things worth reading: 23rd September 2011

Things we're reading today include … Threat of double-dip recession grows as global share prices fallThe Independent UBS trader 'sorry beyond words'BBC Back office upgrades confirmed as laggingFinancial Times European banks head towards another meltdownThe Telegraph Deloitte reveals record revenues as it benefits from financial crisisThe Telegraph BNP Plans Major Job Cuts at Investment BankBusiness…

Things worth reading: 22nd September 2011

Things we're reading today include …   Moody's downgrades Bank of AmericaThe Telegraph BankSimple Shows Its Web-Based Banking Tool On VideoTechcrunch Former Goldman Sachs trader and his father charged with insider tradingThe Telegraph VIDEO: How bank note paper is madeBBC Lloyd’s Pulls Deposits From European BanksBusiness Week Facebook Credits NumbersPayments News   IMF: Weakness hampering…

Things worth reading: 22nd September 2011

Things we're reading today include …   Moody's downgrades Bank of AmericaThe Telegraph BankSimple Shows Its Web-Based Banking Tool On VideoTechcrunch Former Goldman Sachs trader and his father charged with insider tradingThe Telegraph VIDEO: How bank note paper is madeBBC Lloyd’s Pulls Deposits From European BanksBusiness Week Facebook Credits NumbersPayments News   IMF: Weakness hampering…

Things worth reading: 21st September 2011

Things we're reading today include … The Mobile Payments and NFC Landscape: A U.S. PerspectivePayments News UBS's biggest investor attacks bank's lapsesThe Independent Joining the dots: Risk management and regulationFinancial Times Regulators take aim at exchange-traded fundsFinancial Times EU competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia warns that banks may need further bail-outsThe Telegraph Banks 'cashing in' by…

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