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Things worth reading: 25th March 2010

Things we're reading today include … UK Budget Budget 2010: A basic bank account for every adult – The TimesBudget 2010: New bank licences easier to come by – The TelegraphBudget 2010: Bank bonus tax could net Treasury £2bn, E&Y says – The TelegraphBudget 2010: State banks to provide £105bn of credit – The Telegraph…

Things worth reading: 24th March 2010

Things we're reading today include … City traders arrested in FSA raid – BBCSix are questioned over insider dealing after dawn raids by FSA – The TimesDeutsche Bank and Moore Capital drawn into FSA swoop on 'insider dealing' – The TelegraphFSA dawn raids rock City institutions – Financial TimesFSA's momentum on insider dealing must not…

Things worth reading: 23rd March 2010

Things we're reading today include … Companies Stabilising staff and clients is big UBS job – Financial TimesStanChart executive in high-profile Dubai move – Financial TimesLloyds names governance champion Tony Watson as remco head – The Telegraph Regulations 'Enormous' adviser fees spark warning – Financial TimesGermany 'to impose banking levy' – BBCGerman tax on big…

Things worth reading: 22nd March 2010

Things we're reading today include … The City Lord Mayor's drive to renew support for City – The IndependentCity scoffs at Treasury bid to lure high-flyers – The Times‘Unethical’ City is no place for us, say Oxford women undergraduates – The Times Regulations Trichet backs tougher CDS regulation – Financial TimesUS financial reform ignores wider…

The Finanser’s Week: 15th March – 21st March 2010

The biggest news stories of the week include … JPMorgan, Citigroup helped trigger Lehman collapse, report argues – The Telegraph London at centre of Lehman Brothers 'accounting gimmick' – The Telegraph Security fear over end of cheques – BBC Bernanke opposes plan to strip Federal Reserve of small bank supervision role – The Telegraph Bank…

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Things worth reading: 19th March 2010

Things we're reading today include … Companies RBS: 16 extra meetings to agree £1.3bn bonus pot – The TelegraphSir Fred’s pension trumped by RBS deputy – The TimesRBS unveils 400% bonus plan for CEO – The IndependentCo-op hails record results – The IndependentMBNA to stop credit card cheques – BBCFormer Anglo Irish boss arrested in…

Things worth reading: 18th March 2010

Things we're reading today include … Companies Facebook overtakes Google – The IndependentItaly's Unicredit to pay dividend – BBCMajor banks in Italian fraud case – BBC Markets UK banking lacks competition, says Adam Posen – The TelegraphSecurity fear over end of cheques – BBCCity poaching brightest engineering and science talent, BAE chairman warns – The…

Things worth reading: 17th March 2010

Things we're reading today include … Greed City receives bonus boost – Financial TimesUBS' best-paid banker takes home £8m – The TelegraphDeutsche Bank pays boss nearly €10m – The TelegraphBanker who turned down €8m sues for more – The Times Fraud Investment banker Christian Littlewood latest to face insider dealing charges – The IndependentMerrill trader…

Things worth reading: 16th March 2010

Things we're reading today include … Wells Fargo set to settle money-laundering case – The Independent Germany and France clash over Greek rescue package – The Times New code protects public from card companies – The Telegraph FSA seeks first extradition for insider dealing – The Times New credit card protection agreed – BBC Let's…

Things worth reading: 15th March 2010

Thing we're reading today include … Lehmans fallout JPMorgan, Citigroup helped trigger Lehman collapse, report argues – The TelegraphLehman report casts auditors in poor light – Financial TimesLondon at centre of Lehman Brothers 'accounting gimmick' – The TelegraphFraud charges loom for Lehman Bros – The IndependentFurther Lehmans revelations blocked by Barclays – The TimesLessons from…

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