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Things worth reading: 22nd December 2010

Things we're reading today include … Deutsche Bank in $554m tax fine - BBC Citigroup fears fresh wave of sovereign defaults and bank failures in eurozone - The Telegraph Government no longer sure what 'victory' it wants on bonuses - The Telegraph Marks & Spencer, HSBC May Open Banks - Business Week Banks Best Basel as Regulators Dilute or Delay Capital Rules - Business Week…

Things worth reading: 21st December 2010

Things we're reading today include … George Osborne's showdown with the banks delayed by bad weather - The Telegraph Lloyds and RBS escaped £3.9bn toxic fees - The Telegraph New bank bonus rules 'a big change' - BBC RBS in talks to pay cash bonuses of up to £50,000 - The Independent How investment banks shape up after crisis - Financial Times FSA fines hit…

Things worth reading: 20th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … Major US bank cuts off Wikileaks - BBC Auditors to be sent to the front line of financial system defence - The Independent HSBC ex-chief Michael Geoghegan relaxes as another marathon looms - The Telegraph Barclays' Bob Diamond to start chief executive role three months early - The Telegraph Lloyds chief promises 'greater transparency' - The Telegraph Cable: Banks…

The Finanser’s Week: 13th December – 19th December 2010

  Our biggest stories of the week are … Is there any competition in banking? So along I go to the Independent Commission on Banking’s (ICB) Hearing this week on bank competition and financial inclusion. For those unfamiliar with the ICB, they are the idea of the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, who asked the…

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Things worth reading: 17th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … EU agrees on eurozone rescue fund - BBC Card fee cut hits Visa and MasterCard - Financial Times EU Crafts Post-2013 Policies Amid Debt Crisis - Business Week UK banks 'at risk from eurozone' - BBC FSA on collision course with Government over new pay code - The Telegraph FSA Meets With Banks to Identify Who Is Covered by…

Things worth reading: 16th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … Financial services' tax bill tumbles - Financial Times To secure Britain's future, we need at least four more good years - The Telegraph Germany Opposes Bailout Boost in ECB Face-Off - Business Week 'Helpful' NatWest ad banned over Saturday claims - BBC Japanese brokers aim for quickest trading speed - Financial Times FSA's Lord Turner offers to produce new…

Things worth reading: 15th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … Tyrie attacks FSA over RBS - The Independent The FSA has put the RBS board in an impossible position - The Telegraph Taxpayers likely to break even on bank bailout, says watchdog - The Independent Did the Independent Commission on Banking's public debates achieve anything? - The Telegraph FSA to ask RBS for permission to release collapse…

Things worth reading: 14th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … American Express Identifies Five Key Trends Driving Consumer Spending - Payments News Wikileaks: RBS chairman Sir Philip Hampton 'believed directors breached duties' - The Telegraph Banker 'blackmail' attacked - The Independent EU's Michel Barnier blasts banker threats to move to Asia as 'blackmail' - The Telegraph Ireland blocks Allied Irish Banks from paying €40m bonuses - The Telegraph AIB…

Things worth reading: 13th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … European regulators impose cap on bankers' pay - The Telegraph Goldman teams up with NYSE Euronext in trading venture - Financial Times 'Dramatic' change to bank bonuses - BBC Madoff's son found hanged in NY - BBC European Bankers Face Cash Bonus Limits - Business Week London Bankers to Spend $1.6 Billion on Homes - Business Week Shake-up for dull world…

The Finanser’s Week: 6th December – 12th December 2010

  Our biggest stories of the week are … The SEPA end-date is not the end I had a fun day in Brussels this week. Well, it was fun for me anyway, although I’m not so sure about the conference folks attending as we were discussing the PSD and SEPA … again … as usual….

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