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Things worth reading: 14th May 2009

Things we're reading today include … Companies: Morgan Stanley fined £1.4m for failure to supervise trader Matthew Piper (Telegraph)AIG bonuses not a surprise (Denver Post)Advanta’s Card-Lending Shutdown May Imperil Customers (Bloomberg) UK: Bank sees slow economic recovery  (BBC) Bank of England believes recession has probably bottomed out (Guardian) Europe: Belgian cabinet discusses bail-out of KBC   (Financial Times)Germany…

Things worth reading: 13th May 2009

Things we're reading today include: Clearer wants a deal with bidders (Telegraph)Old rule saves Citi directors in investor poll (Financial Times) BofA raises $7.3bn from CCB stake (Financial Times) Freddie Mac asks for more US aid (BBC) Economy may have gone past low point (Financial Times) IMF urges stress tests on European banks (Financial Times) Fed boss:…

Things worth reading: 12th May 2009

Things we're reading today include … Companies: HSBC plays down talk of recovery (Guardian) HSBC could soon be listed in Shanghai (Telegraph) HSBC says results 'encouraging' (BBC) Deutsche Börse income down a third (Financial Times) Wells Fargo expects earnings to fill deficit (Financial Times) Markets: OECD predictions offer recession hope for Britain (Telegraph)  Ministers 'to blame'…

Things worth reading: 12th May 2009

Things we're reading today include … Companies: HSBC plays down talk of recovery (Guardian) HSBC could soon be listed in Shanghai (Telegraph) HSBC says results 'encouraging' (BBC) Deutsche Börse income down a third (Financial Times) Wells Fargo expects earnings to fill deficit (Financial Times) Markets: OECD predictions offer recession hope for Britain (Telegraph)  Ministers 'to blame'…

Things worth reading: 11th May 2009

Things we're reading today include: RBS working on multimillion-pound bonus for Hester (Telegraph)Queen's banker Coutts caught up in row over tax avoidance scheme (Guardian) Lloyds investor calls for Blank handover (Telegraph) Lloyds losing the battle for hearts and minds (Telegraph) BarCap goes on European hiring spree (Independent) US problems take shine off strong HSBC performance…

Things worth reading: 11th May 2009

Things we're reading today include: RBS working on multimillion-pound bonus for Hester (Telegraph)Queen's banker Coutts caught up in row over tax avoidance scheme (Guardian) Lloyds investor calls for Blank handover (Telegraph) Lloyds losing the battle for hearts and minds (Telegraph) BarCap goes on European hiring spree (Independent) US problems take shine off strong HSBC performance…

Things worth reading: 11th May 2009

Things we're reading today include: RBS working on multimillion-pound bonus for Hester (Telegraph)Queen's banker Coutts caught up in row over tax avoidance scheme (Guardian) Lloyds investor calls for Blank handover (Telegraph) Lloyds losing the battle for hearts and minds (Telegraph) BarCap goes on European hiring spree (Independent) US problems take shine off strong HSBC performance…

Things worth reading: 11th May 2009

Things we're reading today include: RBS working on multimillion-pound bonus for Hester (Telegraph)Queen's banker Coutts caught up in row over tax avoidance scheme (Guardian) Lloyds investor calls for Blank handover (Telegraph) Lloyds losing the battle for hearts and minds (Telegraph) BarCap goes on European hiring spree (Independent) US problems take shine off strong HSBC performance…

The Finanser’s Week: 4th May – 10th May 2009

Here are the key stories of the week: The Future of the City of London Banks aren't just stressed, they're angry The Susan Boyle BankStock picking with real-time news Girls, games and gambling Mint and the Simpsons Top 10 CEO salaries of 2008An invitation to meet Jeremy Wilson, Vice Chairman, Barclays and Professor Willem BuiterThank heavens,…

The Finanser’s Week: 4th May – 10th May 2009

Here are the key stories of the week: The Future of the City of London Banks aren't just stressed, they're angry The Susan Boyle BankStock picking with real-time news Girls, games and gambling Mint and the Simpsons Top 10 CEO salaries of 2008An invitation to meet Jeremy Wilson, Vice Chairman, Barclays and Professor Willem BuiterThank heavens,…

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