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Things we're reading today include … Year of global catastrophes plunges Lloyd's into £516m lossThe Independent BATS chairman stripped of titleFinancial Times Islamic bonds stage comeback from crisis slumpFinancial Times Barclays most complained about bankThe Telegraph FSA needs to stop barking and bite down on swaps scandalThe Telegraph Goldman defuses Blankfein revoltThe Independent London and…
Things we're reading today include … BBA to launch crackdown on Libor ratesFinancial Times MF Global won praise for risk handlingFinancial Times EU lawmaker Othmar Karas calls for cap on banker payThe Telegraph JPMorgan Chase in 'missing' decimal point contract blunder The Telegraph Eurozone needs the 'mother of all firewalls'The Independent It's time for the…
Things we're reading today include … Bernanke comments rally US stocksBBC SocGen wins UK newspaper damagesBBC Strauss-Kahn may face sex chargesBBC Merkel opposes Greece euro exitBBC Cybercrime threat 'on the rise'BBC VIDEO: Merkel: Britain must decide on EuropeBBC City fury as watchdog calls for extra powersThe Telegraph UK government held talks about RBS stake…
Things we're reading today include … PM urged to defend City over EU rulesFinancial Times Sir Mervyn King says new financial stability tools are 'an experiment'The Telegraph Lloyd's set to disclose £10bn catastrophe billThe Telegraph NBNK set to bid for Lloyds branchesThe Telegraph Banks set to cut $1tn from balance sheetsFinancial Times Hedge funds face…
Things we're reading today include … $500m European rainmaker Andrea Orcel exits Merrill Lynch for UBSThe Telegraph Budget 2012: Banks to benefit from tax change despite pledgeThe Telegraph Ireland’s debt burden: The many stages of griefEconomist Worst of crisis over, says DraghiBBC Sale of Lloyds branches to the Co-op close to collapseThe Telegraph Goldman Sachs…
Things we're reading today include … MasterCard Survey Says U.S. Commuters Ready for Contactless Payments Payments News City perplexed at £170m capital-raising by LloydsThe Telegraph Ben Bernanke tells EU to clean up banksThe Telegraph MF Global treasurer subpoenaed in probeFinancial Times Gulf proves fertile ground for China bankFinancial Times US grip on World Bank challengedThe Telegraph…
Financial Services Club member Edith Rigler provides a weekly summary of the key headline grabbing views from the German / European media: Raymond Baer of bank Julius Baer to lead Switzerland´s tax negotiations with US authorities - Handelsblatt, 19 March 2012 The last member of the founding family of private Swiss bank Julius Baer will leave its board. The…
Financial Services Club member Edith Rigler provides a weekly summary of the key headline grabbing views from the German / European media: Raymond Baer of bank Julius Baer to lead Switzerland´s tax negotiations with US authorities - Handelsblatt, 19 March 2012 The last member of the founding family of private Swiss bank Julius Baer will leave its board. The…
Things we're reading today include … SMEs to get £20bn of guaranteed cheap loansThe Telegraph RBS sold complex swap to 19 year old first-time landlordThe Telegraph FSA enforcer Margaret Cole to join PwCThe Telegraph Bernanke says gold standard wouldn't solve problemsReuters Small firms 'easy targets' for cyber crimeBBC Fund managers shun RBS at breakeven priceThe…
