Things we're reading today include: Companies: HSBC chairman faces down angry investors (Guardian)HSBC may rethink U.S. credit cards (Reuters)HSBC warns branch network 'uneconomic' (Telegraph)RBS appoints Crombie to board (Financial Times)Clara Furse: A stubborn City champion who batted for the Stock Exchange (Guardian)Santander decides to leave Venezuela (Financial Times) UK: Treasury rejects move to reveal bank stress tests (Independent)FSA mulls more data…
Things we're reading today include: Companies: HSBC chairman faces down angry investors (Guardian)HSBC may rethink U.S. credit cards (Reuters)HSBC warns branch network 'uneconomic' (Telegraph)RBS appoints Crombie to board (Financial Times)Clara Furse: A stubborn City champion who batted for the Stock Exchange (Guardian)Santander decides to leave Venezuela (Financial Times) UK: Treasury rejects move to reveal bank stress tests (Independent)FSA mulls more data…
Things we're reading today include … Citigroup looks to slash tech costs (Financial Times) Little evidence of quantitative easing boosting lending (Telegraph) Beleaguered banks fail to boost level of lending (Times) UK credit rating under threat as debt hits £8.5bn (Times)Rating agency warning on UK debt (BBC) Ratings agency downgrades outlook for UK economy (Guardian) London's financial status is safe, says…
Things we're reading today include … Citigroup looks to slash tech costs (Financial Times) Little evidence of quantitative easing boosting lending (Telegraph) Beleaguered banks fail to boost level of lending (Times) UK credit rating under threat as debt hits £8.5bn (Times)Rating agency warning on UK debt (BBC) Ratings agency downgrades outlook for UK economy (Guardian) London's financial status is safe, says…
Things we're reading today include: Lloyds warns of EU sell-off threat (Guardian)Lloyds Banking Group prepares shareholders for possible price of receiving state aid (Times)Lloyds boss's account drained by Barclays thief (Daily Mail) New chief, new focus at the LSE (Financial Times)BofA seeks to repay $45bn by end of year (Financial Times)Fresh bail-out hopes lift GMAC (Financial Times) IMF praise for…
Things we're reading today include: Lloyds warns of EU sell-off threat (Guardian)Lloyds Banking Group prepares shareholders for possible price of receiving state aid (Times)Lloyds boss's account drained by Barclays thief (Daily Mail) New chief, new focus at the LSE (Financial Times)BofA seeks to repay $45bn by end of year (Financial Times)Fresh bail-out hopes lift GMAC (Financial Times) IMF praise for…
Things worth reading today include: Companies: LSE swings to loss after goodwill charge (Market Watch)Barclays faces Lehman legal action (Independent)EU may force Lloyds to sell-off core assets (Times)AIG poised to return $843m to investors (Financial Times)Bank of America half way to filling capital hole (Times) Markets: German ‘bad bank’ scheme criticism rejected (Financial Times)European plan…
Things worth reading today include: Companies: LSE swings to loss after goodwill charge (Market Watch)Barclays faces Lehman legal action (Independent)EU may force Lloyds to sell-off core assets (Times)AIG poised to return $843m to investors (Financial Times)Bank of America half way to filling capital hole (Times) Markets: German ‘bad bank’ scheme criticism rejected (Financial Times)European plan…
Things we're reading today include: Possible candidates to replace Blank (Financial Times) Lehman seeks probe into sale to Barclays (Financial Times)Lazard man gets shake-up post at (US) Treasury (Financial Times)American Express cuts 4,000 jobs (BBC) Accessing financial services 'difficult for Europe's poor' (Euractiv) US shares soar on home hopes (Times)Paulson bids to make new killing…
Things we're reading today include: Possible candidates to replace Blank (Financial Times) Lehman seeks probe into sale to Barclays (Financial Times)Lazard man gets shake-up post at (US) Treasury (Financial Times)American Express cuts 4,000 jobs (BBC) Accessing financial services 'difficult for Europe's poor' (Euractiv) US shares soar on home hopes (Times)Paulson bids to make new killing…
