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The Finanser’s Week: 18th July – 24th July 2011

  Our biggest stories of the week are … Is this the end of the euro? For the past two years, we have performed a major survey around the euro and European payments. The survey for 2011 is now live: click here to take survey and click here to see the last two years of results. Heard the Word…

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The Finanser’s Week: 18th July – 24th July 2011

  Our biggest stories of the week are … Is this the end of the euro? For the past two years, we have performed a major survey around the euro and European payments. The survey for 2011 is now live: click here to take survey and click here to see the last two years of results. Heard the Word…

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Things worth reading: 22nd July 2011

Things we're reading today include … City watchdog reveals inquiry into collapse of HBOSThe Independent MPs angered by FSA's 'unacceptable' responseThe Independent   Former hedge fund insider jailedBBC Willis fined over bribery failureBBC Morgan Stanley powers past Goldman SachsThe Independent   Banks forced to share pain of bailout for GreeceThe Independent Euro-Area Leaders May Accept…

Things worth reading: 22nd July 2011

Things we're reading today include … City watchdog reveals inquiry into collapse of HBOSThe Independent MPs angered by FSA's 'unacceptable' responseThe Independent   Former hedge fund insider jailedBBC Willis fined over bribery failureBBC Morgan Stanley powers past Goldman SachsThe Independent   Banks forced to share pain of bailout for GreeceThe Independent Euro-Area Leaders May Accept…

Things worth reading: 21st July 2011

Things we're reading today include … Britain's financial services sector paid out £14bn in bonusThe Telegraph   ICB submissions: what the banks saidThe Telegraph Banking sector reforms plan 'unclear'The Independent Banking reforms riddled with holes, MPs complainThe Independent Banks cannot argue 'behind closed doors' – MPsThe Telegraph    UK banks set to clash with EU…

Things worth reading: 20th July 2011

Things we're reading today include … Bank of America Reports 2Q2011 Financial Results Payments News Goldman Sachs disappoints, pay pool shrinks to $8.4bnThe Telegraph American Express Launches “Link, Like, Love” App on Facebook Payments News Credit union lawsuits against RBS top $1bnThe Independent City pays £14bn bonuses despite Project MerlinThe Independent Audit woes found at UK arms…

Things worth reading: 19th July 2011

Things we're reading today include … Reform will delay Lloyds and RBS sales, says UKFIThe Independent Ditching the Euro Not an Option for the GreeksBusiness Week UK banks hit 12-month lows following European stress testsThe Telegraph Stress Tests Missing Sovereign Default Fail to ConvinceBusiness Week Gold reaches record high as markets stressed by banks and…

Things worth reading: 18th July 2011

Things we're reading today include … UK financial services will never regain pre-crisis power, says The Office for Budget ResponsibilityThe Telegraph Europe's bank stress tests as bad as 1979 Irish driving testThe Telegraph Credit rating agencies face attack from House of LordsThe Telegraph European Banking Authority was hobbled over stress testsThe Telegraph Greek debt on…

The Finanser’s Week: 11th July – 17th July 2011

  Our biggest stories of the week are … The Top 20 Banks of the World, 2011: China hits the Big Time I’ve enjoyed the Banker’s Top 1000 listings for a long time now and, when last year’s listings came out, looked back over the last twenty years to see how things had changed. This…

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Things worth reading: 15th July 2011

Things we're reading today include … Market prepares for bank stress test resultsThe Telegraph Debt deals set to follow stress testsFinancial Times EU bank stress test results dueBBC   Europe’s Debt Plague Spreads to ItalyBusiness Week Italian Banks See Funding SqueezeBusiness Week Europe Faces IMF Doubts on Greek AidBusiness Week   European groups fear OTC…

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