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Things worth reading: 4th March 2011

Things we're reading today include … Derivatives: Unlucky for some - The Economist Don't punish the banks that performed best - Financial Times China's banks: Cognitive dissonance - The Economist Micro manoeuvres - BBC Yunus opens legal fight over dismissal - Financial Times Santander, BlackRock Chase Citi Consumer Unit - Business Week Galleon Group: The charging of Rajat Gupta - The Economist  

Things worth reading: 3rd March 2011

Things we're reading today include … Money trail - BBC UBS chief Oswald Grübel slams UK for neglecting City - The Telegraph Credit card borrower 'tortured' - BBC Apple Updates Payments Stats - Payments News Sharp drop in Standard Chartered tax payment - The Telegraph UBS prepares for a less glamorous future - Financial Times ESMA watchdog prepared to clash with Brussels - Financial Times  

Things worth reading: 2nd March 2011

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 worth reading: 1st March 2011

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 worth reading: 28th February 2011

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…

The Finanser’s Week: 21st February – 27th February 2011

  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’?…

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Things worth reading: 25th February 2011

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 worth reading: 24th February 2011

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 worth reading: 23rd February 2011

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 worth reading: 22nd February 2011

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…

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