Things we're reading today include … António Horta-Osório reassembles his Lloyds executive team - The Telegraph Light-speed trick in stock trades - BBC Goldman chief called to testify in Galleon case - Financial Times Portuguese Government on Verge of Collapse - Business Week UBS risks running out of steam in Asia - Financial Times Ireland warns it will fire top bankers found unfit - The Independent Break-up…
Things we're reading today include … Warren Buffett backs Japan to rebuild, sees 'buying opportunity' - The Telegraph Investors alarmed over EU reform process - Financial Times US banks face fresh scrutiny on lending - Financial Times Citigroup pays dividend again as Fed lifts bar - The Independent The euro-debt crisis: Muddle, fuddle, toil and trouble - The Economist Government urged to name banks who…
Things we're reading today include … Lehman trustee is suing Citibank - BBC Eight-year jail term for theft of bank's code - Financial Times Barnier warns of complacency amid reforms - Financial Times Goldman Sachs takes the axe to its underperformers - The Telegraph London tops financial services league - Financial Times New banking stress tests come under fire - The Independent Reform of British banks may…
Our biggest stories of the week are … Future visions in video As anyone who tracks this blog knows, I love all things futuristic. Via Rob Findlay I discovered this video yesterday from Corning Glass … Monthly MiFID Monitor, February 2011 We are pleased to provide our eleventh month of monitoring the MTF performances…
Things we're reading today include … Online privacy: Stopped in their tracks - The Economist Credit card competition hots up - BBC LSE admits sacking of boss was unfair - The Telegraph McKinsey: shadow cast over reputation - Financial Times Lloyds job cuts: graph - The Telegraph Top RBS 'code staff' out earn rivals at HSBC - The Telegraph Blankfein Sees Moscow Traffic Stymieing Finance Hub Plans - Business…
Things we're reading today include … What next for the FSA? - The Telegraph Bank bail-outs: in pictures - The Telegraph Lord Turner: a profile - The Telegraph Goldman looks to exit mortgage servicing - Financial Times Taxpayers in line for big reward, say bank chiefs - The Independent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac chiefs could face charges - The Independent Libor explained: the real cost of…
Things we're reading today include … Deutsche Bank's Jain Paid More Than Ackermann - Business Week Japanese banks face billions of losses on equity holdings - The Telegraph Anonymous publishes BofA emails - The Independent Galleon's Raj Rajaratnam 'told of bank deal talks' - The Telegraph NAB UK chief Lynne Peacock exits as Lloyds talk grows - The Telegraph UBS accused of manipulating Libor - The Telegraph…
Things we're reading today include … Number of City jobs created rises 30 per cent - The Independent Banks have £1.6 trillion exposure to ailing quartet of Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain - The Telegraph Major banks' profits double - The Independent History's lesson is that investment and retail banking must be separate - The Telegraph Retail banks face significant challenge - The Independent Third…
Things we're reading today include … British bank accounting standards 'not fit for purpose' - The Telegraph Germany, France Fight Basel Leverage Rules - Business Week Euro zone leaders agree to strengthen bailout fund - The Independent FSA 'must produce report on collapse of Icelandic banks' - The Telegraph Former McKinsey partner 'owed' Rajaratnam - Financial Times BOJ pumps $183bn to calm markets - BBC Last-ditch moves…
Our biggest stories of the week are … Survey: are payments infrastructures fit for purpose? We've had a lot of dialogue about interoperability and the difficulties of getting all the pipes and plumbing of payments to work together. The real question is whether payments processors are meeting the challenges of the world of 2011?…
