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Things we're reading today include … Pay protest as Barclays Q1 pre-tax profits fall to £1.7bn - The Telegraph Lord Oakeshott asks HMRC to investigate Barclays' Protium deal in Parliamentary question - The Telegraph Barclays' Protium Deal is 'all that's wrong in the City' - The Telegraph Toxic Barclays bankers bag £85m - The Telegraph FSA fails to publish report into Royal…
Our biggest stories of the week are … Secret service and trading: both find needles in haystacks I was at TradeTech the other day, one of the largest conferences and exhibitions focused upon buy and sell side technologies. It had a good attendance and agenda, although I did wonder why it was sponsored by…
Things we're reading today include … How PayPal Can Help Where Close The Loop From Mobile Intent To Purchase - Techcrunch Folding over fraud? - BBC HSBC says regulators' ETF concerns ignore other risks - Financial Times 'Huge victory' for bank customers - The Independent UK banks lose PPI court challenge - BBC Draghi’s ECB Fate Rests With Merkel, Not Schaeuble or Bookies - Business Week American…
Things we're reading today include … Banks didn't know if assets were 'criminal' say MPs - The Telegraph Twelve banks face US Libor proceedings - The Telegraph Money talk - BBC Goldman optimistic despite profits fall - The Independent US Senate report zeroes in on Goldman - Financial Times RBS to shake up investment banking arm - Financial Times Banks should have been forced to lend, says…
Things we're reading today include … Banks' claims they will move abroad are 'empty threats' says Financial Stability Board boss - The Telegraph HSBC cuts executive pay after 'lessons from banking crisis' - The Telegraph Moody's cuts Irish banks to junk - BBC Citigroup records profit of $3bn - The Independent Four banks cleared of market rigging in Parmalat collapse - The Telegraph Barclays investors…
Things we're reading today include … Britons Mike Ellam and Verena Ross land top European financial services jobs - The Telegraph HSBC’s new boss must save a great firm from mediocrity - The Economist Virgin Money's Jayne-Anne wants one portable bank account number - BBC Square’s Disruptive Payment Service About To Get A Huge Retail Boost From Apple - Techcrunch Goldman ‘furious’ as…
Our biggest stories of the week are … The regulator's dilemma: being DUPEd It’s pretty clear that regulatory systems haven't worked and realised what the mistake was the other day. It’s a four-phase issue, summarised as regulatory DUPE: Disaster, Understanding, Proposition; and Execution. Standard & Poor's Global Corporate Default Study Standard & Poor's sent a…
Things we're reading today include … Deutsche Bank eyes US revamp to avoid raising extra capital - The Telegraph Crisis not over without jobs recovery – IMF chief - The Independent US investigates banks over credit crisis 'cartel' claim - The Independent Signals on Madoff 'ignored at JPMorgan' - Financial Times Goldman Sachs 'misled investors' - BBC Goldman on the defensive - Financial Times Bric China summit…
Things we're reading today include … Lehman cash returned to clients – The Independent Bank of Ireland post €1bn loss – The Independent US Senate panel urges Goldman 'mis-selling' investigation – The Telegraph JPMorgan sees profits jump 67pc – The Telegraph VIDEO: US debt $14 trillion and counting – BBC Banks facing $3.6 trillion 'wall…
Things we're reading today include … Pirc speaks out over Barclays' pay - The Telegraph European banks: Topping up - The Economist LSE to begin FTSE 100 futures trading in June - Financial Times Goldman Sachs sued by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs - The Telegraph Commodities fall as Goldman calls time on the bull run - The Independent Financial Stability Board warns on exchange traded funds - The…
