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Things worth reading: 3rd December 2010

Things we're reading today include … Incompetent, but not corrupt: the final word on Goodwin's RBS - The Independent City bankers should learn lessons of Sir Fred's hollow victory - The Telegraph Madoff trustee sues JPMorgan for $6.4bn - Financial Times UK debit card use overtakes cash - BBC Dealing with bad banks: Equipping the emergency room - The Economist Cashless Britain: top tips on…

Things worth reading: 2nd December 2010

Things we're reading today include … The Business On… Ana Botin, Chief executive, Santander UK - The Independent Ackermann Says Mistrust of Spain Unjustified - Business Week Dotcom boom's shower of gold passes Wall Street by - Financial Times JPMorgan counter-sues Lehman Brothers - Financial Times Latest attacks on King tell us more about his critics than about him - The Telegraph BarCap will shed…

Things worth reading: 1st December 2010

Things we're reading today include … EU Faces More Bailouts as Contagion Spreads - Business Week Eurozone contagion fears spread to Italy - The Independent Spain's Banks Face Funding Hurdle Amid Bailout Talk - Business Week Demonising the City is childish and destructive - The Telegraph American Express Reward Points Can Now Be Used To Buy Zynga Virtual Goods - Payments News Top banks sign…

Things worth reading: 30th November 2010

Things we're reading today include … Credit card write-offs fall 65% - BBC US bank is next target for major leak, says Assange - The Independent Blunder reveals carbon trading data - Financial Times Hedge fund manager Mark Hart bets on China as the next 'enormous credit bubble' to burst- The Telegraph Irish rescue plan fails to stem fears about Spain and…

Things worth reading: 29th November 2010

Things we're reading today include … Brussels plans more regulation of complex products - Financial Times Press release ECB assesses the Irish economic and financial adjustment programme - ECB Ireland Wins EU85 Billion; Germany Drops Bond Threat - Business Week Allied Irish, Bank of Ireland Bonds Plunge - Business Week Spain could be forced to seek a bail-out within months, warns Barclays - The Telegraph…

The Finanser’s Week: 22nd November – 28th November 2010

  Our biggest stories of the week are … Barclays: Banks Behaving Badly Antony Jenkins, the Head of Barclays Global Retail Division ,appeared on BBC Radio’s Today program saying that the level of consumer complaints to banks in general, and to Barclays specifically, is “not acceptable”.  Looking at the numbers of complaints upheld by the…

Things worth reading: 26th November 2010

Things we're reading today include … 'Ireland was just one big pyramid scheme' - The Telegraph Governor of Bank of Ireland Patrick Honohan attacks 'unsatisfactory' accounting rules for banks - The Telegraph Leaving the euro? - BBC Outlook for the Euro - Business Week Merkel in eurozone bail-out vow - BBC   UK broker and wife charged with insider dealing - Financial Times FSA charges five in…

Things worth reading: 25th November 2010

Things we're reading today include … Irish Republic banks 'for sale' - BBC Ireland's banks prepare for full nationalisation as crisis grows - The Independent Paddy Power now a bigger company than Bank of Ireland - The Telegraph   Outlook for the Euro - Business Week Eurozone crises 'getting worse' - BBC Germany wallows in 'golden autumn' - The Telegraph Turkish Banks Would Have 17% Basel III…

Things worth reading: 24th November 2010

Things we're reading today include … Lehman Wants $7 Billion Back From Barclays - Business Week FSA curbs new activity ahead of break-up - Financial Times Merkel: Euro in 'Exceptionally Serious' Place - Business Week Plastic fantastic - BBC Ireland 'took too long to solve problems' - BBC Banknote printer expects drop in volumes - The Independent De La Rue could face legal action over banknote production…

Things worth reading: 23rd November 2010

Things we're reading today include … Barclays Transfers From Lehman May Have Broken Law, SEC Says - Business Week Mobile wallet revolution - BBC Cable and Osborne clash over bank bonus reform - The Independent Euro steady on Irish PM comments - BBC Why is the UK helping out Ireland? - BBC Quick View: Just an ICE-breaker? - Financial Times FBI searches offices of hedge funds Level…

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