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Things worth reading: 17th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … EU agrees on eurozone rescue fund - BBC Card fee cut hits Visa and MasterCard - Financial Times EU Crafts Post-2013 Policies Amid Debt Crisis - Business Week UK banks 'at risk from eurozone' - BBC FSA on collision course with Government over new pay code - The Telegraph FSA Meets With Banks to Identify Who Is Covered by…

Things worth reading: 16th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … Financial services' tax bill tumbles - Financial Times To secure Britain's future, we need at least four more good years - The Telegraph Germany Opposes Bailout Boost in ECB Face-Off - Business Week 'Helpful' NatWest ad banned over Saturday claims - BBC Japanese brokers aim for quickest trading speed - Financial Times FSA's Lord Turner offers to produce new…

Things worth reading: 15th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … Tyrie attacks FSA over RBS - The Independent The FSA has put the RBS board in an impossible position - The Telegraph Taxpayers likely to break even on bank bailout, says watchdog - The Independent Did the Independent Commission on Banking's public debates achieve anything? - The Telegraph FSA to ask RBS for permission to release collapse…

Things worth reading: 14th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … American Express Identifies Five Key Trends Driving Consumer Spending - Payments News Wikileaks: RBS chairman Sir Philip Hampton 'believed directors breached duties' - The Telegraph Banker 'blackmail' attacked - The Independent EU's Michel Barnier blasts banker threats to move to Asia as 'blackmail' - The Telegraph Ireland blocks Allied Irish Banks from paying €40m bonuses - The Telegraph AIB…

Things worth reading: 13th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … European regulators impose cap on bankers' pay - The Telegraph Goldman teams up with NYSE Euronext in trading venture - Financial Times 'Dramatic' change to bank bonuses - BBC Madoff's son found hanged in NY - BBC European Bankers Face Cash Bonus Limits - Business Week London Bankers to Spend $1.6 Billion on Homes - Business Week Shake-up for dull world…

The Finanser’s Week: 6th December – 12th December 2010

  Our biggest stories of the week are … The SEPA end-date is not the end I had a fun day in Brussels this week. Well, it was fun for me anyway, although I’m not so sure about the conference folks attending as we were discussing the PSD and SEPA … again … as usual….

Things worth reading: 10th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … Business and WikiLeaks: Be afraid – The Economist The American mortgage mess: Invest then protest – The Economist RBS was a disaster on a massive scale – so was the FSA's 'report' – The Telegraph Banks deny sending money Madoff's way – Financial Times MasterCard buys Travelex division for…

Things worth reading: 9th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … Islamic finance searches its soul - Financial Times Is there an alternative to a cheque? - BBC Hackers hit Mastercard and Visa - BBC Prince William makes record €17bn foreign currency trade - The Telegraph EU's Michel Barnier unveils clampdown on derivatives, bonds and commodities markets - The Telegraph PayPal cut Wikileaks on US letter - BBC EU key commodity speculation…

Things worth reading: 8th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … US makes $12bn profit on Citigroup sell-off – The Independent EU Won't Boost Aid, Relies on ECB to Fight Crisis – Business Week Bank bosses hit back at break-up proposals – The Independent Cantona cash protest fizzles out – BBC Lloyds sees no competition boost from breaking up banks…

Things worth reading: 6th December 2010

Things we're reading today include … Official tells MPs euro failure remote - The Independent The only body that seems keen to keep the RBS report secret is the FSA itself - The Telegraph HSBC 'took kickbacks to keep Madoff in business' - The Independent Regulators push for 'strict' prop definition - Financial Times Cloud computing 'could boost EU' - BBC Belgium adds to confusion…

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