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The Finanser’s Week: 27th April – 3rd May 2009

Here are the key stories of the week: A Directory of Social FinanceThe do’s and do not’s of Social FinanceInsider Trading and TwitterArguing about Twitter is a waste of timeWhy mobile banking has taken so longMTFs versus Incumbent Exchanges, Round OneMTFs versus Incumbent Exchanges, Round TwoLook deep into my dark pools Our major stories of…

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The Finanser’s Week: 27th April – 3rd May 2009

Here are the key stories of the week: A Directory of Social FinanceThe do’s and do not’s of Social FinanceInsider Trading and TwitterArguing about Twitter is a waste of timeWhy mobile banking has taken so longMTFs versus Incumbent Exchanges, Round OneMTFs versus Incumbent Exchanges, Round TwoLook deep into my dark pools Our major stories of…

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Things worth reading: 2nd May 2009

Things we're reading today include … Companies: Citi to sell Nikko to SMFG for $7.8bn (Financial Times) Citigroup scrambles to raise capital (Financial Times) Any Citi capital need seen as manageable-sources (Reuters) More bonuses for Citigroup's bankers? Yes (MSN) How Goldman Sachs took over the world (Independent) MasterCard hit by fall in credit card spending…

Things worth reading: 2nd May 2009

Things we're reading today include … Companies: Citi to sell Nikko to SMFG for $7.8bn (Financial Times) Citigroup scrambles to raise capital (Financial Times) Any Citi capital need seen as manageable-sources (Reuters) More bonuses for Citigroup's bankers? Yes (MSN) How Goldman Sachs took over the world (Independent) MasterCard hit by fall in credit card spending…

Things worth reading: 1st May 2009

Things worth reading today include … UK: DTCC pulls out of merger talks with LCH.Clearnet (Times)Lloyds chief in line for £4m share award (Telegraph) Barclays in £3.4bn bond exchange (Financial Times) Europe: Milan Police Seize UBS, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank Funds (Bloomberg)NYSE Euronext steps up cost cutting (Financial Times)UBS fights to keep names of account holders…

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Things worth reading: 30th April 2009

Things we're reading today include … Companies: Banco Santander hit by bad debt provisions (Times) SocGen chief resigns over 'personal attacks' (Times) Analysis: Aloof Bouton sealed his fate (Times) Citigroup scrambles to raise capital (Financial Times) Markets: London Ponders Its Future as Financial Powerhouse (New York Times) Shanghai to list foreign stocks in bid to…

Things worth reading: 30th April 2009

Things we're reading today include … Companies: Banco Santander hit by bad debt provisions (Times) SocGen chief resigns over 'personal attacks' (Times) Analysis: Aloof Bouton sealed his fate (Times) Citigroup scrambles to raise capital (Financial Times) Markets: London Ponders Its Future as Financial Powerhouse (New York Times) Shanghai to list foreign stocks in bid to…

Things worth reading: 29th April 2009

Things we're reading today include … UK:Barclays Capital hires top City banker to go global (Guardian) RBS HQ machines 'only dispensed Goodwin singed notes' (Edinburgh Evening News) Boots considers move into banking (Citywire) Europe:Angry Fortis shareholders revolt (BBC) Fortis sale to BNP Paribas prompts jeers and walkout (Guardian) Conventional and unconventional monetary policy (Speech by…

Things worth reading: 28th April 2009

Things we're reading today include …Companies: UBS replaces investment banking boss (Independent) D Bank surprises investors as chief stays on (Financial Times) Deutsche Bank back in black (Financial Times) Bid for LCH.Clearnet delayed (Financial Times) National Australia Bank profits fall 9.4% (Financial Times) Invesco leads fund bid for (US) bank assets (Financial Times) Thain accuses…

Things worth reading: 28th April 2009

Things we're reading today include …Companies: UBS replaces investment banking boss (Independent) D Bank surprises investors as chief stays on (Financial Times) Deutsche Bank back in black (Financial Times) Bid for LCH.Clearnet delayed (Financial Times) National Australia Bank profits fall 9.4% (Financial Times) Invesco leads fund bid for (US) bank assets (Financial Times) Thain accuses…

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