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Things we’re reading: 19th November 2009

Things we're reading today include … UK Laws Change Queen outlines new banking laws – BBCQueen's Speech: what the Financial Bill really means for bankers' bonuses – The Telegraph Companies Lloyds sell-off plans approved – The IndependentSociété Générale tells clients how to prepare for 'global collapse' – The TelegraphAmexCo to buy online payments business –…

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Things worth reading: 18th November 2009

Things we're reading today include … People HSBC chairman Stephen Green warns excessive bank reforms will hurt recovery – The TelegraphStandard Chartered chief Peter Sands says customers will bear cost of regulation – The TelegraphGoldman boss says sorry and pledges cash – The Times Barclays retail chief warns new entrants – Financial Times BoA's Moynihan…

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Things worth reading: 17th November 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Key reform call Varley needs to make, Anthony Hilton commentary, the Evening Standard “The crucial bit is what he left out. The really significant comment in the article was not the Noddy guide to investment banking but his putting distance between his firm and proprietary trading,…

Things worth reading: 17th November 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Key reform call Varley needs to make, Anthony Hilton commentary, the Evening Standard “The crucial bit is what he left out. The really significant comment in the article was not the Noddy guide to investment banking but his putting distance between his firm and proprietary trading,…

Things worth reading: 17th November 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Key reform call Varley needs to make, Anthony Hilton commentary, the Evening Standard “The crucial bit is what he left out. The really significant comment in the article was not the Noddy guide to investment banking but his putting distance between his firm and proprietary trading,…

Things worth reading: 16th November 2009

Things we're reading today include …   Today's must read: Tobin is not a mythical monster to frighten the City; it has a moral force – Guardian "'The Tobin tax is like the Loch Ness monster; it appears once or twice a year, then goes away.' Otmar Issing, the former chief economist of the European…

Things worth reading: 16th November 2009

Things we're reading today include …   Today's must read: Tobin is not a mythical monster to frighten the City; it has a moral force – Guardian "'The Tobin tax is like the Loch Ness monster; it appears once or twice a year, then goes away.' Otmar Issing, the former chief economist of the European…

The Finanser’s Week: 9th November 2009 – 15th November 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Gordon Brown: worldwide snub over tax plans (Telegraph)EU draft council decision on sharing of banking data with the US and restructuring of SWIFT, 10 Nov 2009 (Wikileaks)Banking sell-off to take up to seven years (Independent)UK banks split into two tiers (Financial Times)HSBC and Barclays suggest the ‘biggest…

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The Finanser’s Week: 9th November 2009 – 15th November 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Gordon Brown: worldwide snub over tax plans (Telegraph)EU draft council decision on sharing of banking data with the US and restructuring of SWIFT, 10 Nov 2009 (Wikileaks)Banking sell-off to take up to seven years (Independent)UK banks split into two tiers (Financial Times)HSBC and Barclays suggest the ‘biggest…

Sex and banks and rock and roll

It seems that all this blog is writing about these days is sex and banking, but the papers are full of sex, rock & roll and death in banking this week so it is unavoidable. For example, here are three stories which illustrate how the rich vein of  real life runs through our banking lives….

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