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Things worth reading: 14th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … * Today's must read: "It is a very great pleasure for me to address you today at this event marking the official 'SEPA Direct Debit Launch' … today is a historic day for SEPA Direct Debit payments and a watershed in the further development and progression of the SEPA…

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Things worth reading: 14th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … * Today's must read: "It is a very great pleasure for me to address you today at this event marking the official 'SEPA Direct Debit Launch' … today is a historic day for SEPA Direct Debit payments and a watershed in the further development and progression of the SEPA…

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Things worth reading: 13th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: "Bankers' wages took a record hit this year.  Financial wages dropped by a third, or $650 million, in the first quarter, compared to the same January-to-March period in 2008, recent government data show. That's the result of slashed bonuses and lost financial-services jobs as the financial…

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Things worth reading: 13th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: "Bankers' wages took a record hit this year.  Financial wages dropped by a third, or $650 million, in the first quarter, compared to the same January-to-March period in 2008, recent government data show. That's the result of slashed bonuses and lost financial-services jobs as the financial…

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Things worth reading: 13th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: "Bankers' wages took a record hit this year.  Financial wages dropped by a third, or $650 million, in the first quarter, compared to the same January-to-March period in 2008, recent government data show. That's the result of slashed bonuses and lost financial-services jobs as the financial…

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Things worth reading: 12th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Have Banks No Shame?  (New York Times) A few months ago, I asked Simon Johnson, the former International Monetary Fund economist, now a prominent critic of the banking industry, what he thought the banks owed the country after all the government bailouts. “They can’t pay what…

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Things worth reading: 12th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Have Banks No Shame?  (New York Times) A few months ago, I asked Simon Johnson, the former International Monetary Fund economist, now a prominent critic of the banking industry, what he thought the banks owed the country after all the government bailouts. “They can’t pay what…

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Things worth reading: 12th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Have Banks No Shame?  (New York Times) A few months ago, I asked Simon Johnson, the former International Monetary Fund economist, now a prominent critic of the banking industry, what he thought the banks owed the country after all the government bailouts. “They can’t pay what…

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Things worth reading: 12th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Have Banks No Shame?  (New York Times) A few months ago, I asked Simon Johnson, the former International Monetary Fund economist, now a prominent critic of the banking industry, what he thought the banks owed the country after all the government bailouts. “They can’t pay what…

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The Finanser’s Week: 5th October 2009 – 11th October 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: "Too big to fail" must end for all: FDIC chief (Reuters)Report on Wall Street banks' bailouts says US Treasury misled public (Guardian)The demise of the dollar (Telegraph)Britain overtakes US as top financial centre (Telegraph)FSA's tough new liquidity rules could cost British banks up to £9.2bn a year (Telegraph)SEC…

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