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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….

Things worth reading: 13th November 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: For a long time, there's been a story brewing about SWIFT sharing bank transaction details with the US Government.  Now, it's all over Wikileaks … EU draft council decision on sharing of banking data with the US and restructuring of SWIFT, 10 Nov 2009 EU to…

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Things worth reading: 13th November 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: For a long time, there's been a story brewing about SWIFT sharing bank transaction details with the US Government.  Now, it's all over Wikileaks … EU draft council decision on sharing of banking data with the US and restructuring of SWIFT, 10 Nov 2009 EU to…

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Things worth reading: 12th November 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Post-Lisbon Agenda: Looking to make Europe fit for the future (Deutsche Bank Research, 16 page pdf) Europe needs a new growth strategy for the next decade. Global competition, epoch-making technological transformation on the road to an information society, climate change and last but not least population…

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Things worth reading: 11th November 2009

Things we're reading today include … Barclays and HSBC Q3 Results Barclays pays dividend again as HSBC says worst is over (Independent)HSBC and Barclays suggest the ‘biggest jolt has passed’ (Times)BarCap spoiler at the Barclays party (Financial Times) How much will Barclays dare pay in bonuses? (Guardian) HSBC fears Lloyds and RBS sales exclusion (Financial…

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Things worth reading: 9th November 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: "For Stephen Hester, who said his experience of dealing with the European Union over the issue of state aid had left him in such a condition, the bruising possibly came from fear. Speaking to those intimately engaged in the negotiations that lead to final banking deal…

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