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Things worth reading: 15th November 2011

Things we're reading today include … Former UBS chief challenges regulator over £100,000 fineThe Telegraph UBS appoints Sergio Ermotti as chief executiveThe Telegraph Deutsche Bank boss reign to end BBC UniCredit to axe over 6,000 jobs following €10.6bn lossThe Telegraph Buffett buys $10.7bn stake in IBMBBC    Banks behind on SME lending targetThe Independent Banks…

Things worth reading: 14th November 2011

Things we're reading today include … Blair warns of euro 'catastrophe'BBC Will the ECB save the eurozone?BBC Moody's attacks EU plans to overhaul ratings regulationThe Telegraph Apocalypse now? – The nightmare scenario for the eurozoneThe Independent Italy imposes ban on naked short selling Financial Times   Lloyds shareholders demand update on lack of a leaderThe Telegraph…

Things worth reading: 14th November 2011

Things we're reading today include … Blair warns of euro 'catastrophe'BBC Will the ECB save the eurozone?BBC Moody's attacks EU plans to overhaul ratings regulationThe Telegraph Apocalypse now? – The nightmare scenario for the eurozoneThe Independent Italy imposes ban on naked short selling Financial Times   Lloyds shareholders demand update on lack of a leaderThe Telegraph…

The Finanser’s Week: 7th November – 13th November 2011

Our biggest stories of the week are …   That European Joke (Part Two) I’ve been loathe to talk too much lately about the Eurozone as it’s just too darned depressing. What with Greece slipping and sliding away, Italy bunga’d out and now France being challenged, it’s just a crazy, crazy moment in history…. A big…

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The Finanser’s Week: 7th November – 13th November 2011

Our biggest stories of the week are …   That European Joke (Part Two) I’ve been loathe to talk too much lately about the Eurozone as it’s just too darned depressing. What with Greece slipping and sliding away, Italy bunga’d out and now France being challenged, it’s just a crazy, crazy moment in history…. A big…

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Things worth reading: 11th November 2011

Things we're reading today include … France: Under pressure as fear builds in bond marketsThe Independent Euro – source of friction or unifying?BBC VIDEO: Is the eurozone unravelling?BBC Britain prepares for eurozone 'armageddon'The Independent FCA seeks full responsibility for competition Financial Times Credit Agricole hit by Greek debt woesThe Telegraph Women in finance: Groups seek to…

Things worth reading: 11th November 2011

Things we're reading today include … France: Under pressure as fear builds in bond marketsThe Independent Euro – source of friction or unifying?BBC VIDEO: Is the eurozone unravelling?BBC Britain prepares for eurozone 'armageddon'The Independent FCA seeks full responsibility for competition Financial Times Credit Agricole hit by Greek debt woesThe Telegraph Women in finance: Groups seek to…

Things worth reading: 10th November 2011

Things we're reading today include … HSBC profit rises after accounting gainThe Telegraph HSBC shares fall on weak profitsBBC Subprime loans come back to haunt HSBCFinancial Times Crunching the numbers on HSBC job lossesThe Telegraph HSBC delays decision on quitting UKThe Telegraph Banking reforms may force HSBC to quit UKThe Independent Wall Street results: Darkness…

Things worth reading: 10th November 2011

Things we're reading today include … HSBC profit rises after accounting gainThe Telegraph HSBC shares fall on weak profitsBBC Subprime loans come back to haunt HSBCFinancial Times Crunching the numbers on HSBC job lossesThe Telegraph HSBC delays decision on quitting UKThe Telegraph Banking reforms may force HSBC to quit UKThe Independent Wall Street results: Darkness…

Things worth reading: 9th November 2011

Things we're reading today include … Tobin Tax is a tax on pensioners that will cost 1m jobs, says Chancellor George Osborne The Telegraph What Bob Diamond really tells us about the City Financial Times Coutts fined £6m for AIG mis-selling Financial Times LSE to sell technology to Delhi exchange Financial Times Nordic Banks Beat…