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Things worth reading: 19th January 2011

Things we're reading today include … Female bankers win over Treasury Select Committee in bonus probe - The Telegraph Profile: Ana Botín – Santander's tough operator - The Telegraph Botin sorry on Santander complaints mountain but offers lending promise - The Independent Santander UK: a short history - The Telegraph Jayne Anne Gadhia – Virgin Money's 'more sporty than brainy' boss - The Telegraph Big…

Things worth reading: 18th January 2011

Things we're reading today include … Bank lending targets are sticking point in bonus talks with government - The Telegraph Swiss bank UBS changes much-mocked dress code - The Telegraph JPMorgan Chase – Card Services 4Q2010 Financial Results - Payments News Goldman’s US clients to miss Facebook share sale - The Independent David Cameron: 'Bank bonuses are not a done deal' - The Telegraph Contest…

Things worth reading: 17th January 2011

Things we're reading today include … Irish lenders besiege central bank for emergency loans - The Telegraph Investment banks are victims of their footloose culture - Financial Times 'Winners' will get lion's share of Wall Street's $32bn in bonuses - The Independent Bank bail-out adds £1.5 trillion to debt - The Telegraph Varley's hope for last-ditch bonus deal - The Independent Credit card borrowing in…

The Finanser’s Week: 10th January – 16th January 2011

Our biggest stories of the week are … Information as a competitive weapon A year ago, I was hugely influenced by a 16-page technology supplement in the Economist that talked about information wars.  The stand-out quote from that report was from Craig Mundie, Head of Research and Strategy at Microsoft, who stated: “Data is the…

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Things worth reading: 14th January 2011

Things we're reading today include … Dutch regulator for top finance watchdog job - Financial Times Santander quits Project Merlin talks on lending and bonuses - The Telegraph Investment banking in China : Hope over experience - The Economist SWF support for banks and buy-out groups scrutinised - Financial Times Top US banks to reveal improved quarterly earnings - Financial Times Publish bonus bankers' names…

Things worth reading: 13th January 2011

Things we're reading today include … Lib Dems press for tough bank deal - Financial Times World 'unable to handle any future shocks' - The Independent UK is not yet ready for demise of finance - The Telegraph RBS outperforms Barcap - The Telegraph Banks Group Backs Diamond Amid Frustration - Business Week Bankers' bumper bonuses are the 'mistake' of flawed accounting rules - The Telegraph Boss…

Things worth reading: 12th January 2011

Things we're reading today include … Santander could quit bonus talks - The Telegraph Suspicions grow over Barclays toxic debt move - The Telegraph 'Human error' caused LSE outage - BBC 'Britain's most helpful bank' is fined £2.8m over complaints - The Independent 'No bail-outs' says Barclays boss - BBC Bob Diamond: No apologies. No restraint. No shame. - The Independent Paul Volcker advises UK on financial…

Things worth reading: 11th January 2011

Things we're reading today include … Bob Diamond: the 'unacceptable face of banking' – The Telegraph Ex-banker and wife face jail as FSA crackdown nets results – The Independent Obama Administration to Propose Online Identity System – Payments News Grameen Bank: Saint under siege – The Economist David Cameron admits defeat over bankers' bonuses –…

Things worth reading: 10th January 2011

Things we're reading today include … Santander prudence highlights IAS risks - The Telegraph The job: Identity theft investigator - Financial Times Banking fees hit decade low as downturn bites - The Telegraph Fraudsters make iTunes top of the crime pops - The Independent Drugs 'readily available' at JP Morgan - The Telegraph Banks must sign up to bonus pact - The Telegraph PM urges restraint on…

The Finanser’s Week: 20th December 2010 – 9th January 2011

  Our biggest stories of the week are … A few predictions for 2111 … Welcome to 2011 and I hope you all had a lovely, jubbly holiday. And so back to work and we'll spend most of this week forecasting the next year, but first look forward 100 years to 2111, as I promised…

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