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The Finanser’s Week: 31st October – 6th November 2011

Our biggest stories of the week are …   PayPal, Forrester, Deloitte & First Data research on mobile payments A summary of research on mobile banking and payments conducted in the USA by Deloitte; the UK by PayPal and Forrester; and globally by First Data. The Pope, EU and USA want a Tobin Tax … surely…

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Things worth reading: 4th November 2011

Things we're reading today include … BNP Paribas and ING slash holdings of European sovereign debtThe Telegraph 40pc of hedge funds mislead investors, according to Oxford University studyThe Telegraph China’s financial regulators: All changeEconomist Fear and confusion paralyse marketsBBC BNP Paribas profits fall sharplyBBC Saudi billionaire Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber accuses Standard Bank…

Things worth reading: 4th November 2011

Things we're reading today include … BNP Paribas and ING slash holdings of European sovereign debtThe Telegraph 40pc of hedge funds mislead investors, according to Oxford University studyThe Telegraph China’s financial regulators: All changeEconomist Fear and confusion paralyse marketsBBC BNP Paribas profits fall sharplyBBC Saudi billionaire Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber accuses Standard Bank…

Things worth reading: 3rd November 2011

Things we're reading today include … U.K. Archbishop Backs Tobin Tax DebateBusiness Week Treasury Select Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie urges Chancellor George Osborne to look at impact of Tobin taxThe Telegraph VIDEO: Bill Gates backs a Tobin taxBBC What is a Tobin Tax?BBC   Lloyds chief executive António Horta-Osório takes break to recover from fatigueThe…

Things worth reading: 3rd November 2011

Things we're reading today include … U.K. Archbishop Backs Tobin Tax DebateBusiness Week Treasury Select Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie urges Chancellor George Osborne to look at impact of Tobin taxThe Telegraph VIDEO: Bill Gates backs a Tobin taxBBC What is a Tobin Tax?BBC   Lloyds chief executive António Horta-Osório takes break to recover from fatigueThe…

Things worth reading: 2nd November 2011

Things we're reading today include … RBS chief executive Stephen Hester claims bankers' bonuses are 'not the font of all evils'The Telegraph Jobs threat as Barclays prepares for slow growthThe Independent Credit Suisse to cut 1,500 jobsBBC Bank of America cancels debit feeBBC Most of $19.9 billion Madoff case vs JPMorgan tossedReuters HSBC chief backs…

Things worth reading: 2nd November 2011

Things we're reading today include … RBS chief executive Stephen Hester claims bankers' bonuses are 'not the font of all evils'The Telegraph Jobs threat as Barclays prepares for slow growthThe Independent Credit Suisse to cut 1,500 jobsBBC Bank of America cancels debit feeBBC Most of $19.9 billion Madoff case vs JPMorgan tossedReuters HSBC chief backs…

Things worth reading: 1st November 2011

Things we're reading today include … Barclays chief Bob Diamond is banking on a quick return to huge profitsThe Telegraph Barclays' profits blasted as 'tricks' by City analystsThe Telegraph Barclays profits rise, shrugs off fall at investment bank The Telegraph Cost cuts boost Barclays profits BBC Barclays finds it pays to be euro-sceptic on sovereign…

Things worth reading: 1st November 2011

Things we're reading today include … Barclays chief Bob Diamond is banking on a quick return to huge profitsThe Telegraph Barclays' profits blasted as 'tricks' by City analystsThe Telegraph Barclays profits rise, shrugs off fall at investment bank The Telegraph Cost cuts boost Barclays profits BBC Barclays finds it pays to be euro-sceptic on sovereign…

Things worth reading: 31st October 2011

Things we're reading today include … Good old days when bonuses were paid from profitsFinancial Times Sarkozy says…Banks must end big payoutsThe Independent China helps with euro bailout to gain global statusThe Independent Barclays and RBS to announce £2bn profitsThe Telegraph Société Générale sued over fraud that marked end of Welsh steel millThe Telegraph City…