Things worth reading today include … UK: DTCC pulls out of merger talks with LCH.Clearnet (Times)Lloyds chief in line for £4m share award (Telegraph) Barclays in £3.4bn bond exchange (Financial Times) Europe: Milan Police Seize UBS, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank Funds (Bloomberg)NYSE Euronext steps up cost cutting (Financial Times)UBS fights to keep names of account holders…
Things we're reading today include … Companies: Banco Santander hit by bad debt provisions (Times) SocGen chief resigns over 'personal attacks' (Times) Analysis: Aloof Bouton sealed his fate (Times) Citigroup scrambles to raise capital (Financial Times) Markets: London Ponders Its Future as Financial Powerhouse (New York Times) Shanghai to list foreign stocks in bid to…
Things we're reading today include … Companies: Banco Santander hit by bad debt provisions (Times) SocGen chief resigns over 'personal attacks' (Times) Analysis: Aloof Bouton sealed his fate (Times) Citigroup scrambles to raise capital (Financial Times) Markets: London Ponders Its Future as Financial Powerhouse (New York Times) Shanghai to list foreign stocks in bid to…
Things we're reading today include … UK:Barclays Capital hires top City banker to go global (Guardian) RBS HQ machines 'only dispensed Goodwin singed notes' (Edinburgh Evening News) Boots considers move into banking (Citywire) Europe:Angry Fortis shareholders revolt (BBC) Fortis sale to BNP Paribas prompts jeers and walkout (Guardian) Conventional and unconventional monetary policy (Speech by…
Things we're reading today include …Companies: UBS replaces investment banking boss (Independent) D Bank surprises investors as chief stays on (Financial Times) Deutsche Bank back in black (Financial Times) Bid for LCH.Clearnet delayed (Financial Times) National Australia Bank profits fall 9.4% (Financial Times) Invesco leads fund bid for (US) bank assets (Financial Times) Thain accuses…
Things we're reading today include …Companies: UBS replaces investment banking boss (Independent) D Bank surprises investors as chief stays on (Financial Times) Deutsche Bank back in black (Financial Times) Bid for LCH.Clearnet delayed (Financial Times) National Australia Bank profits fall 9.4% (Financial Times) Invesco leads fund bid for (US) bank assets (Financial Times) Thain accuses…
Things we're reading today include … UK: Northern Rock to be sold by end of year (Times) Branson keen on Northern Rock’s good half (Financial Times) Sir Win in frame to guard taxpayer stake in banks (Telegraph) 12m investors targeted by boiler room scams (Telegraph) Icelandic bank concerns fell on FSA’s deaf ears (Telegraph) Warning…
Things we're reading today include … UK: Northern Rock to be sold by end of year (Times) Branson keen on Northern Rock’s good half (Financial Times) Sir Win in frame to guard taxpayer stake in banks (Telegraph) 12m investors targeted by boiler room scams (Telegraph) Icelandic bank concerns fell on FSA’s deaf ears (Telegraph) Warning…
Things we're reading today include … UK: Northern Rock to be sold by end of year (Times) Branson keen on Northern Rock’s good half (Financial Times) Sir Win in frame to guard taxpayer stake in banks (Telegraph) 12m investors targeted by boiler room scams (Telegraph) Icelandic bank concerns fell on FSA’s deaf ears (Telegraph) Warning…
It's been an interesting week, with much of it spent focused upon the trading community at TradeTech in Paris. Here are the key stories of the week: HSBC's David Bagley on the G20, Turner and Compliance US Q1 Bank Results: Just a Blip? FSA Liquidity Reporting to cost up to £2 billion Lower latency in…
