Things we're reading today include … Banks write off 25% more debt - The Independent Lloyds Banking Group launches strategic review - The Telegraph Ex-Goldman Sachs director charged - BBC Fake money - BBC Swedish Banks, Policymakers Clash on Buffers - Business Week Rising to the top at McKinsey - Financial Times Barclays hatches plan to buy Egg's UK credit cards - The Independent
Things we're reading today include … Cell Me the Money: Unlocking the Value in the Mobile Payment Ecosystem - Payments News HSBC profits near triple to $19bn - The Telegraph CoCos May Be Endorsed in Capital Rules for Systemic Banks - Business Week Financial complaints rise by 15% - BBC New bank rules hit HSBC's outlook - Financial Times ETFs face clampdown if risks are…
Things we're reading today include … 'Old' is the new thing in banking for the UK boss of Sweden's Handelsbanken - The Telegraph LSE trading resumes after glitch - BBC Payday loan chief denounces hidden fees of 'oligopoly' banks - The Independent Lloyds will not pay corporation tax until profits hit £15bn - The Telegraph Stephen Hester's RBS repair job is showing results - The…
Our biggest stories of the week are … Next generation payments by Peter Ayliffe, President & CEO, Visa Europe Peter Ayliffe, President and Chief Executive of Visa Europe, presented to the Financial Services Club this week his vision of next generation payments, and how far we could become cashless. What is a ‘social bank’?…
Things we're reading today include … JPMorgan raises $1bn to invest in social media companies - The Telegraph Quitting Wall Street - BBC Japanese banks: Home and away - The Economist The G20 process: Congregate, implicate, obfuscate - The Economist Bankers paid in paper as Wall St tries to reform - The Independent Royal Bank of Scotland loss narrows as bad loans fall - The Telegraph More…
Things we're reading today include … Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Hoenig calls for Wall Street banks to be broken up - The Telegraph Deutsche Bank in Korea market fix - BBC Qatar 'very open' to buying stakes in RBS and Lloyds - The Telegraph BATS enters big league with Chi-X merger - Financial Times Wall Street cash bonuses down 8% - BBC…
Things we're reading today include … Barclays Driven Out of Russia as State Banks Rise - Business Week How the financial sector sees technology as its saviour - Financial Times FSA orders Deutsche Bank to pay £1.5m compensation to UK mortgage customers - The Telegraph Financial Conduct Authority gives UK a chance to bolster regulation - The Telegraph Barclays Doesn’t Have to Pay…
Things we're reading today include … Spain's Cajas Have $137 Billion in Iffy Loans - Business Week Hong Kong: exchange consolidation - Financial Times Banks may be forced to reveal tax breakdown - The Telegraph Lloyds to pay £500m to mortgage holders - The Independent Telcos Battle Google, Visa in Mobile Payment - Business Week Tech Beat: Fancy trading German stocks in Essex? - Financial Times Kirch…
Things we're reading today include … Protesters and Osborne agree over bank taxes - The Independent Banks' profits soar as interest rates rise - The Independent RBS sell-off could start by the end of the year - The Independent Why short selling is good for capital markets - Financial Times Bank safety measures will force lending to be cut, says BBA - The Telegraph…
