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Things worth reading: 10th June 2011

Things we're reading today include … Crédit Agricole and Citic to create global brokerage - Financial Times Goldman investigated over £31m Libyan 'bribe' - The Independent Goldman fined $10m over client trading tip 'huddles' - The Telegraph Visa Acquires Fundamo, Signs New Agreement With Monitise - Payments News Indian banks: The pendulum swings again - The Economist Bank 'amnesia' threatens reforms, says regulator - The Independent Citi…

Things worth reading: 9th June 2011

Things we're reading today include … Banks' D-Day in Westminster: as it happened June 8, 2011 - The Telegraph Lloyds plans IPO for branches as sale kicks off - The Independent Moody's wobbles on UK rating - The Independent Markets must end reliance on ratings agencies, Treasury minister says - The Telegraph RBS boss issues separation warning - The Independent Vince Cable threatens banks over…

Things worth reading: 9th June 2011

Things we're reading today include … Banks' D-Day in Westminster: as it happened June 8, 2011 - The Telegraph Lloyds plans IPO for branches as sale kicks off - The Independent Moody's wobbles on UK rating - The Independent Markets must end reliance on ratings agencies, Treasury minister says - The Telegraph RBS boss issues separation warning - The Independent Vince Cable threatens banks over…

Things worth reading: 8th June 2011

Things we're reading today include … Square Raising New Round, Joining Billion Dollar Valuation Club - Techcrunch Details of derivatives trading to be reported 'within 18 months' - The Telegraph Money v making stuff - BBC Europe's Banks Too Fragile to Absorb Greek Default - Business Week Dimon confronts Bernanke over banking rules - The Independent US Treasury Secretary Geithner warns over 'light touch tragedy'…

Things worth reading: 7th June 2011

Things we're reading today include … General Electric, Capital One Said to Vie for ING Online Bank - Business Week European Central Bank risks being 'wiped out' by bail-outs - The Telegraph German Banks Top French on Greek Debt - Business Week Repaying cost of credit crisis 'to take 18 years' - The Independent German watchdog raps EU stress tests - The Independent UK banks…

Things worth reading: 6th June 2011

Things we're reading today include … US watchdog considers auditor rotation - Financial Times Hornik on Blippy: “Apparently I Was More Interested in Sharing Credit Card Purchases than the Average Person” (TCTV) - Techcrunch New York court clears Barclays of dumping toxic mortgages - The Independent US regulator 'almost ended Barclays' Protium deal' - The Telegraph FSA to assess levels of risk behind…

The Finanser’s Week: 30th May – 5th June 2011

  Our biggest stories of the week are … That Gold dispensing ATM in action … This week, it’s the lovely Abu Dhabi for a few days at a conference that’s now in its seventh year: MEFTEC.  Managed to take a day off on the first day and toured Abu Dhabi with one of the sights…

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Things worth reading: 3rd June 2011

Things we're reading today include … Deloitte attacked for appointing former RBS auditor as chairman - The Telegraph China could be biggest banking market by 2026 - The Independent Goldman Sachs faces new credit crisis inquiry - The Independent Warning over LCH.Clearnet deal - The Independent Hackers attack Sony network again - BBC EU’s Barnier Says Convergence Can Prevent Regulatory Arbitrage - Business Week Merkel Says Europe…

Things worth reading: 3rd June 2011

Things we're reading today include … Deloitte attacked for appointing former RBS auditor as chairman - The Telegraph China could be biggest banking market by 2026 - The Independent Goldman Sachs faces new credit crisis inquiry - The Independent Warning over LCH.Clearnet deal - The Independent Hackers attack Sony network again - BBC EU’s Barnier Says Convergence Can Prevent Regulatory Arbitrage - Business Week Merkel Says Europe…

Things worth reading: 2nd June 2011

Things we're reading today include … FSA tests trade-off between discipline and deterrence - Financial Times Barclays' Bob Diamond in caja talks with Spain Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero - The Telegraph Regulation's impact on global markets - Financial Times European banks to resubmit stress test data - Financial Times Mobile Network Revenues To Push $1 Trillion By 2016, But Facing ‘Nightmare’…