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Things worth reading: 5th October 2011

Things we're reading today include … 'Bad bank' plan for Dexia assetsBBC France and Belgium 'quarantee' Dexia bank financesThe Telegraph France, Belgium to Support Dexia Amid Bailout FearsBusiness Week   RBS chief Stephen Hester warns bank may miss returns targetsThe Telegraph RBS is our bank, so we should change what we do with itThe Telegraph…

Things worth reading: 5th October 2011

Things we're reading today include … 'Bad bank' plan for Dexia assetsBBC France and Belgium 'quarantee' Dexia bank financesThe Telegraph France, Belgium to Support Dexia Amid Bailout FearsBusiness Week   RBS chief Stephen Hester warns bank may miss returns targetsThe Telegraph RBS is our bank, so we should change what we do with itThe Telegraph…

Things worth reading: 4th October 2011

Things we're reading today include … Danish FSA Tells Banks Not to Rely on AidBusiness Week Warren Buffett hit as Bank of America shares slideThe Telegraph PayPal To Open A Pop-Up Store In New York To Showcase New Payments TechnologiesTechcrunch Warren Buffett suffers $5bn loss on Bank of AmericaThe Telegraph 'Mood darkens' in finance sectorBBC…

Things worth reading: 4th October 2011

Things we're reading today include … Danish FSA Tells Banks Not to Rely on AidBusiness Week Warren Buffett hit as Bank of America shares slideThe Telegraph PayPal To Open A Pop-Up Store In New York To Showcase New Payments TechnologiesTechcrunch Warren Buffett suffers $5bn loss on Bank of AmericaThe Telegraph 'Mood darkens' in finance sectorBBC…

Things worth reading: 3rd October 2011

Things we're reading today include … Buffett says bankers shun Obama campaign because they feel 'unloved'The Telegraph Banking crisis set to trigger new credit crunchThe Telegraph Financial services firms planning job cutsThe Telegraph HSBC retail bank should go to Paris, says MynersThe Telegraph Barclays Capital Japan punished for breaking short-selling rulesThe Telegraph Banks putting eurozone…

Things worth reading: 3rd October 2011

Things we're reading today include … Buffett says bankers shun Obama campaign because they feel 'unloved'The Telegraph Banking crisis set to trigger new credit crunchThe Telegraph Financial services firms planning job cutsThe Telegraph HSBC retail bank should go to Paris, says MynersThe Telegraph Barclays Capital Japan punished for breaking short-selling rulesThe Telegraph Banks putting eurozone…

The Finanser’s Week: 26th September – 2nd October 2011

Our biggest stories of the week are … Eurozone crisis threatens SEPA The euro zone crisis threatens to derail the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), according to a new research paper. Challenging those who separate the crisis from SEPA preparations, The Eurozone, the ECB and the feasibility of SEPA: an overview, says the Sepa policy objectives…

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The Finanser’s Week: 26th September – 2nd October 2011

Our biggest stories of the week are … Eurozone crisis threatens SEPA The euro zone crisis threatens to derail the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), according to a new research paper. Challenging those who separate the crisis from SEPA preparations, The Eurozone, the ECB and the feasibility of SEPA: an overview, says the Sepa policy objectives…

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Things worth reading: 30th September 2011

Things we're reading today include … Santander's warning shows just how fragile the UK banking sector isThe Telegraph BofA to charge for debit card use Financial Times World's First Everyday Cardless BankPayments News NBNK confirms Lloyds branches bidBBC   Greek default now 'unavoidable'BBC Merkel breathes easily – for now – as MPs vote through EU bailout…

Things worth reading: 30th September 2011

Things we're reading today include … Santander's warning shows just how fragile the UK banking sector isThe Telegraph BofA to charge for debit card use Financial Times World's First Everyday Cardless BankPayments News NBNK confirms Lloyds branches bidBBC   Greek default now 'unavoidable'BBC Merkel breathes easily – for now – as MPs vote through EU bailout…