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The Finanser’s Week: 20th June – 26th June 2011

  Our biggest stories of the week are … Are payments infrastructures fit for purpose? During the spring, we reached out and asked readers to provide their views about the world's largest payments infrastructures and whether they are fit for the purpose they are being used for.  Today, we released the results …. Why payments…

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Things worth reading: 24th June 2011

Things we're reading today include …. American retail banking: The road to agnosticism - The Economist FSA's failings to be revealed in RBS report - The Telegraph Euro at crossroads - BBC Battle for TMX too close to call, says Rolet - Financial Times American Express and foursquare Roll out National Partnership - Payments News Clegg backs 'bank shares for…

Things worth reading: 23rd June 2011

Things we're reading today include … Square Adds Former U.S. Secretary Of The Treasury Larry Summers To Board - Techcrunch Biggest Banks May Get Funding Boost From Basel Bid to Curb Them - Business Week Greek crisis is a money spinner for hedge funds - The Telegraph LSE offers £400m in TMX sweetener - The Independent Ring-fencing UK banks could cost £10bn ,…

Things worth reading: 23rd June 2011

Things we're reading today include … Square Adds Former U.S. Secretary Of The Treasury Larry Summers To Board - Techcrunch Biggest Banks May Get Funding Boost From Basel Bid to Curb Them - Business Week Greek crisis is a money spinner for hedge funds - The Telegraph LSE offers £400m in TMX sweetener - The Independent Ring-fencing UK banks could cost £10bn ,…

Things worth reading: 22nd June 2011

Things we're reading today include … BIS tells Bank of England to overhaul governance - The Independent Defection heightens doubts over UBS morale - Financial Times Misys shares soar as it confirms takeover bid - The Independent Allied Irish Bank has 'defaulted' says derivatives body - The Telegraph Lengthy fight likely over bank rankings - Financial Times Madoff's yacht is the talk of Monaco - Financial Times…

Things worth reading: 22nd June 2011

Things we're reading today include … BIS tells Bank of England to overhaul governance - The Independent Defection heightens doubts over UBS morale - Financial Times Misys shares soar as it confirms takeover bid - The Independent Allied Irish Bank has 'defaulted' says derivatives body - The Telegraph Lengthy fight likely over bank rankings - Financial Times Madoff's yacht is the talk of Monaco - Financial Times…

Things worth reading: 21st June 2011

Things worth reading today include … BTA Bank Seeks Jail for Two Over Links to $4 Billion Fraud Suit - Business Week Hack attack pushes Bitcoin to the brink - The Independent Greek Default Would Wreak Havoc on EU Banks - Business Week Euro Adoption Helps Estonia Cut Risk - Business Week Euro Zone Could Break Up by 2013: CEBR - Business Week RBS sued…

Things worth reading: 20th June 2011

Things we're reading today include … Shanghai 'to be financial centre' - BBC Bank to make switching current accounts easier - The Telegraph Is The World Crazy For Bitcoin, Or Has The Bitcoin World Gone Crazy? - Techcrunch Santander UK chief Botin and family face Spanish tax evasion probe - The Telegraph Lloyds chief Horta-Osorio puts Halifax, Scottish Widows at heart of 'revitalised'…

The Finanser’s Week: 12th June – 19th June 2011

Our biggest stories of the week are … ING: selling the rebels with a cause The sale of ING Direct USA to Capital One last week for $9 billion was a landmark in the post-crisis fallout as it was forced upon ING Group by the European Commission.  In the process however, it reveals some amazing…

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The Finanser’s Week: 12th June – 19th June 2011

Our biggest stories of the week are … ING: selling the rebels with a cause The sale of ING Direct USA to Capital One last week for $9 billion was a landmark in the post-crisis fallout as it was forced upon ING Group by the European Commission.  In the process however, it reveals some amazing…

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