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Things worth reading: 12th June 2009

Things we're reading today include … Barclays offloads fund management business BGI to BlackRock for $13.5bn (Telegraph) Rising oil price poses theat to recovery, Alistair Darling warns (Telegraph) City fears EU regulatory onslaught (Financial Times) Sweden backs UK to fend off EU regulation of City (Guardian)Calls for Brown to go nuclear in City battle with EU (Telegraph) Western…

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Things worth reading: 12th June 2009

Things we're reading today include … Barclays offloads fund management business BGI to BlackRock for $13.5bn (Telegraph) Rising oil price poses theat to recovery, Alistair Darling warns (Telegraph) City fears EU regulatory onslaught (Financial Times) Sweden backs UK to fend off EU regulation of City (Guardian)Calls for Brown to go nuclear in City battle with EU (Telegraph) Western…

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Things worth reading: 11th June 2009

Things we're reading today include … UK recession may have ended in March (Telegraph)Bank of England's Andrew Sentance says economy may be 'bottoming out'  (Telegraph)UK financial clout fades as EU pushes tighter regulation (Euractiv) Germany approves new 'bad bank' (BBC) ECB fears bank crisis in 2010 as recession drags on (Telegraph) Ailing Banks Caught Between Regulators'…

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Things worth reading: 10th June 2009

Things we're reading today include …UK: Count us in, maths experts tell UK regulator (Financial Times)Bank of England's Tucker warns banks threatening recovery by not lending (Telegraph)Britain isolated as EU tightens grip on City (Telegraph) Europe: EU finance ministers clash over reforms (Times)New Irish rating downgrade hits euro  (Euractiv)Commission launches consultation on possible end-date for Single Euro…

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Things worth reading: 10th June 2009

Things we're reading today include …UK: Count us in, maths experts tell UK regulator (Financial Times)Bank of England's Tucker warns banks threatening recovery by not lending (Telegraph)Britain isolated as EU tightens grip on City (Telegraph) Europe: EU finance ministers clash over reforms (Times)New Irish rating downgrade hits euro  (Euractiv)Commission launches consultation on possible end-date for Single Euro…

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Things worth reading: 9th June 2009

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds Banking Group boosts Brown with £2.3bn bailout repayment (Times)Lloyds to close Cheltenham & Gloucester branches (Telegraph)Standard Chartered's traditional approach pays off  (Telegraph) BlackRock nears $13bn BGI deal (Financial Times) Citi confirms plan to raise $33bn (Financial Times)GM and Citigroup drop out of Dow (BBC) Scottish economy will not…

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Things worth reading: 9th June 2009

Things we're reading today include … Lloyds Banking Group boosts Brown with £2.3bn bailout repayment (Times)Lloyds to close Cheltenham & Gloucester branches (Telegraph)Standard Chartered's traditional approach pays off  (Telegraph) BlackRock nears $13bn BGI deal (Financial Times) Citi confirms plan to raise $33bn (Financial Times)GM and Citigroup drop out of Dow (BBC) Scottish economy will not…

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Things worth reading: 8th June 2009

Things we're reading today include: Technology: Unconfirmed Reports of Massive T-Mobile Breach (Secure Channel)Nationwide online banking glitch (BBC) Companies: Lloyds Banking Group boosts Brown with £2.3bn bailout repayment (Times)Barclays in $13bn talks to sell BGI to BlackRock (Telegraph)Iceland to repay £2bn UK savings (BBC) UK: FSA gets tough as fines rise 514pc (Telegraph)Mervyn King battles for…

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Things worth reading: 8th June 2009

Things we're reading today include: Technology: Unconfirmed Reports of Massive T-Mobile Breach (Secure Channel)Nationwide online banking glitch (BBC) Companies: Lloyds Banking Group boosts Brown with £2.3bn bailout repayment (Times)Barclays in $13bn talks to sell BGI to BlackRock (Telegraph)Iceland to repay £2bn UK savings (BBC) UK: FSA gets tough as fines rise 514pc (Telegraph)Mervyn King battles for…

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The Finanser’s Week: 1st June – 7th June 2009

Here are our key stories of the week: Global Banking Trends A Trade Confidence Index for Asia Brown needs Balls, Darling Greedy bankers? Corrupt politicians? Nothing new Banks must still deleverage … and deleverage lots! Why technology firms don't get business CEOs don't like social media … because it's social! A Spanish first: Social Banking…

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