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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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Things worth reading: 17th June 2011

Things we're reading today include …   Bank of England tightens grip on stability drive - The Independent Big banks take capital fight to Congress - The Independent B&W pensioners ask FSA to probe Bank of Ireland - The Independent Mobile networks team up over 'wave and pay' - The Independent Greek banks: The first casualties - The Economist Brian Lenihan: A battle too far - The…

Things worth reading: 16th June 2011

Things we're reading today include … Chancellor George Osborne's Mansion House speech – in full - The Telegraph Osborne is wrong to experiment now - Financial Times George Osborne's bank 'ring-fencing' proposals come under fire - The Telegraph Osborne plans £1bn privatisation of Northern Rock - The Telegraph UK's IMF subscription up by £9bn - BBC Process to sell Northern Rock will begin this year - The…