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Things worth reading: 22nd December 2011

Things we're reading today include … ECB lends £409bn to eurozone banks The Independent Huge demand for ECB's bank loansBBC European banks borrow record €489bn from ECBThe Telegraph   Vince Cable vows to reduce power of 'whingeing City bankers'The Telegraph US Fed in new bank rules proposalBBC Investment banks: annus horribilisFinancial Times  Latinia Introduces 'Tweet…

Things worth reading: 21st December 2011

Things we're reading today include … RBS May Consider U.S. Citizens Unit SaleBusiness Week RBS tries to calm staff anxiety over business revampThe Telegraph Christmas in prison for Kweku Adoboli on £1.4bn UBS fraud chargesThe Telegraph Cost of bank reforms 'will be borne by customers'The Independent Banks to scrap some currency feesBBC Brussels backs WestLB…

Things worth reading: 21st December 2011

Things we're reading today include … RBS May Consider U.S. Citizens Unit SaleBusiness Week RBS tries to calm staff anxiety over business revampThe Telegraph Christmas in prison for Kweku Adoboli on £1.4bn UBS fraud chargesThe Telegraph Cost of bank reforms 'will be borne by customers'The Independent Banks to scrap some currency feesBBC Brussels backs WestLB…

Things worth reading: 20th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … Osborne confirms new bank rulesBBC George Osborne to implement full banking measures: what the analysts saidThe Telegraph ICB report: the key recommendationsThe Telegraph George Osborne urged to rethink reformsThe Telegraph Finance Bill 'needs clarifying'BBC UK banks: concessions may be too littleFinancial Times Banks face disclosure of capital positionFinancial Times…

Things worth reading: 20th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … Osborne confirms new bank rulesBBC George Osborne to implement full banking measures: what the analysts saidThe Telegraph ICB report: the key recommendationsThe Telegraph George Osborne urged to rethink reformsThe Telegraph Finance Bill 'needs clarifying'BBC UK banks: concessions may be too littleFinancial Times Banks face disclosure of capital positionFinancial Times…

Things worth reading: 19th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … RBS planning closure of half of its investment armThe Telegraph NBNK accuses Lloyds of 'stitch up' over saleThe Telegraph National Audit Office to probe Northern Rock saleThe Independent Solution beyond reach, says rating agencyThe Independent PwC is investigated over its auditing of Barclays CapitalThe Independent Andrew Tyrie warns FSA…

Things worth reading: 19th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … RBS planning closure of half of its investment armThe Telegraph NBNK accuses Lloyds of 'stitch up' over saleThe Telegraph National Audit Office to probe Northern Rock saleThe Independent Solution beyond reach, says rating agencyThe Independent PwC is investigated over its auditing of Barclays CapitalThe Independent Andrew Tyrie warns FSA…

The Finanser’s Week: 12th December – 18th December 2011

Our biggest stories of the week are … How The City Developed, Part Five: The Stuarts After the Tudors, England went through a period of massive turmoil under the new Royal Household of the Stuarts.  Throughout the 17th Century, the Royal Household (the Crown) and Government (Parliament) were at war, both figuratively and literally. How The…

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The Finanser’s Week: 12th December – 18th December 2011

Our biggest stories of the week are … How The City Developed, Part Five: The Stuarts After the Tudors, England went through a period of massive turmoil under the new Royal Household of the Stuarts.  Throughout the 17th Century, the Royal Household (the Crown) and Government (Parliament) were at war, both figuratively and literally. How The…

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Things worth reading: 16th December 2011

Things we're reading today include … EU 26 fight to stop pact unravellingThe Independent UK 'to observe EU negotiations'BBC Doubts emerge over EU tax plansBBC The euro crisis: Damned with faint plansThe Economist European banks: Staggering to the rescueEconomist Why European Banks Are Sacrificing GrowthBusiness Week Germany's Hidden RiskBusiness Week French call to downgrade UK…