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Jan 12, 2010

Things worth reading: 12th January 2010

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: If a bank's too big to fail, break it up – The Telegraph With banking chiefs again being called to public account on both sides of the Atlantic this week – in Britain before the Treasury Select Committee and in the US in front of Mr…

Jan 11, 2010

Things worth reading: 11th January 2010

Things we’re reading today include … Today’s must read: Disappointment ahead for UK — and big test for euro – The Times “The world’s weakest currency is likely to be the euro as US exporters increase their global market share mainly at the expense of European rivals, while Chinese and Japanese manufacturers divert to Europe…

Jan 10, 2010

The Finanser’s Week: 21st December 2009 – 11th January 2010

The biggest news stories of the week include … Y2.01K bug hits BoQ Eftpos system – Sydney Morning HeraldGerman bank cards hit by '2010' bug – Financial TimesTim Geithner's NY Fed told AIG to keep quiet about $105bn paid to banks – TelegraphVirgin plans to develop UK bank – BBCBarclaycard and Orange unwrap contactless credit…

Jan 8, 2010

Things worth reading: 8th January 2010

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: One of the greatest challenges for economics and public policy at this time is to restore financial and economic stability, and to improve the future functioning of financial systems. A pre-condition for meeting this challenge is a deep understanding of the nature of systemic risk. And…

Jan 7, 2010

Things worth reading: 7th January 2010

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Financial Services Firms Ban Facebook – Advanced Trading According to a survey of 600 global companies carried out by security firm Sophos, 50 percent of companies ban their employees from accessing Facebook. Companies Four directors at John Paulson's European arm net £50m betting on bank woes…

Jan 6, 2010

Things worth reading: 6th January 2010

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Are we about to see the end of the much-vaunted eurozone? – Guardian "The imposition of the euro, and the rigid economic policy a single currency implies, is having socially catastrophic effects across much of Europe on a scale that dwarfs Britain's suffering in the 1990s….

Jan 5, 2010

Things worth reading: 5th January 2010

Things we're reading today include … Today's must watch: Eliot Spitzer (no jokes please) on regulators Today's must read: Single standard proves elusive goal – Financial Times "Cracks in international relations have been brought to light. There was the rushed adoption in October 2008 of an amendment to IFRS, allowing reclassifications of certain assets, without…

Jan 4, 2010

Things worth reading: 4th January 2010

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: The Decade in Review – Financial Times UK: Bankers snubbed in New Year's Honours list – The TelegraphIceland approves UK payout after Icesave collapse claim – The IndependentGoldman Sachs teams could quit the City over taxes and regulations – The TelegraphLooking up: City starts new decade…

Dec 24, 2009

Things worth reading: 24th December 2009

It's Christmas. Stop reading about banks. But if you really want to read something then here's one last story for the year, courtesy of the Sunday Times: Market-research firms such as Nielsen, Barb, Rajar and the Internet Advertising, along with stats from Google and Amazon, have identified the following lifestyle habits in Britain on Christmas…

Dec 23, 2009

Things worth reading: 23rd December 2009

Things we're reading today include … * Today's must read: 10 Big Ideas for 2010 – US Banker Back to Basics: Putting the Consumer First New Pathways to Capital Principal Reductions Make Better Loan Mods Intelligent Limits on Overdrafts Mobile's Moment Finally Arrives A Perfect Time to Reinvigorate the SBA Rules and Regs Are Throttling…