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Things worth reading: 22nd June 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Is this the death of the dollar? (Telegraph) "Border guards in Chiasso see plenty of smugglers and plenty of false-bottomed suitcases, but no one in the town, which straddles the Italian-Swiss frontier, had ever seen anything like this. Trussed up in front of the police in…

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Things worth reading: 22nd June 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Is this the death of the dollar? (Telegraph) "Border guards in Chiasso see plenty of smugglers and plenty of false-bottomed suitcases, but no one in the town, which straddles the Italian-Swiss frontier, had ever seen anything like this. Trussed up in front of the police in…

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The Finanser’s Week: 15th June – 21st June 2009

Here are our key stories of the week: Bank of England raises concerns with ECB over T2S The Mobile Financial Future The Mobile Financial Present Zurich's reports: worth a read Grieving … and the US Banking Reforms What does the internet think? Where's Wally? What was it Reagan said? Fred Goodwin found in France Michael…

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Things worth reading: 20th June 2009

Things we're reading today include: Gordon Brown signs up to creation of new EU financial regulators (Telegraph)Jubilant Sarkozy sees EU take powers over the City (Times) UK wins concessions on EU rules (Telegraph)New European financial regulators will lack a full set of teeth (Telegraph) Cost of London high life on the slide  (Financial Times)Lord Turner…

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Things worth reading: 19th June 2009

Things we're reading today include … Brown signs up to EU financial rulebook (Times)Brown wins independence from European banking regulator (Guardian)Regulation of City may be handed to Brussels (Telegraph) Mervyn King's control call fails to gain support (Telegraph)UK lukewarm on ECB settlement plan  (Financial Times) Geithner defends plans to give Fed more power (Times) Overhaul…

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Things worth reading: 19th June 2009

Things we're reading today include … Brown signs up to EU financial rulebook (Times)Brown wins independence from European banking regulator (Guardian)Regulation of City may be handed to Brussels (Telegraph) Mervyn King's control call fails to gain support (Telegraph)UK lukewarm on ECB settlement plan  (Financial Times) Geithner defends plans to give Fed more power (Times) Overhaul…

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Things worth reading: 18th June 2009

Things we're reading today include … US releases plans for bank regulatory reform "Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation", the US Treasury Department official document detailing the Obama administration's plans to tighten regulatory oversight of the US financial system (89 page pdf document) President Obama sets out biggest overhaul of Wall Street in decades (Telegraph)US groups…

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Things worth reading: 18th June 2009

Things we're reading today include … US releases plans for bank regulatory reform "Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation", the US Treasury Department official document detailing the Obama administration's plans to tighten regulatory oversight of the US financial system (89 page pdf document) President Obama sets out biggest overhaul of Wall Street in decades (Telegraph)US groups…

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Things worth reading: 17th June 2009

Things we're reading today include … Banking regulation 'not to blame'  (BBC)Alistair Darling to tell banks and regulators 'no excuses' (Telegraph)British Bankers' Association warns reforms could harm UK (Telegraph) Monetary policy challenges in light of the current financial market developments (Speech by Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB)Commission launches consultation on how to…

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Things worth reading: 17th June 2009

Things we're reading today include … Banking regulation 'not to blame'  (BBC)Alistair Darling to tell banks and regulators 'no excuses' (Telegraph)British Bankers' Association warns reforms could harm UK (Telegraph) Monetary policy challenges in light of the current financial market developments (Speech by Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB)Commission launches consultation on how to…

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