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Things worth reading: 29th July 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Stressed out Bezos passes Buffett, becomes third-richest person: Forbes MasterCard and PayPal in alliance talks Deutsche Bank: problems of scale Lloyds cuts a further 3,000 jobs and doubles branch closure plan Goldman says oil’s rebalancing remains fragile amid macro headwinds

Things worth reading: 28th July 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Santander cautiously confident despite worries of a slowdown Federal Reserve hints at sooner-than-expected rate rise as economic risks recede Challenger banks defy Brexit vote with booming revenues Standard Chartered hires IMF’s José Viñals as new chairman Lloyds to slash 3,000 jobs and close branches City Airport £344m expansion plan…

Things worth reading: 27th July 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Boerse wins investor support for London Stock Exchange merger Australia’s big banks team up to challenge Apple on mobile payment apps Hedge funds see $20.7bn outflows in June Credit card firms ignore persistent debt, says FCA Virgin Money profits boom as customers splurge on credit cards Natwest and…

The Finanser’s Week: 18th July – 24th July 2016

Here are our key posts for the past week … Machines that learn will decimate human jobs … or will they? I was having a debate yesterday where a bank executive was asking me about what the hottest things in FinTech are right now.  My answer was machine learning (AI) and blockchain.  There are others…

Things worth reading: 21st July 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Morgan Stanley hits CEO’s bond trading target, surprising analysts Senior HSBC exec released on $1m bail in $3.5bn US forex trading probe Revealed: the biggest companies in the world in 2016 U.S. sues to seize $1 billion in assets tied to Malaysian state fund BT fault hits broadband users…

Things worth reading: 19th July 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Labour pledges national investment bank to mobilise £500bn World’s 20 biggest banks rack up £252bn ‘conduct costs’ in five years This Bank of England chart shows how the rich got richer and the poor got poorer since 2010 US bank buys new office block in London FCA considers using…

Things worth reading: 18th July 2016

Things we’re reading today include … How a whistleblower describes the mis-selling tactics of packaged bank accounts at Lloyds Bank Why Italy’s banking crisis will shake the eurozone to its core Royal Bank of Scotland Ross McEwan on Brexit: it’s not a banking crisis – RBS has plenty of money Governor Carney shuts down the…

The Finanser’s Week: 3rd July – 17th July 2016

Here are our key posts for the past two weeks … ANZ don’t need to change core systems … yep and Father Christmas might visit too Well I couldn’t let this one go by without commenting on it.  A regular theme in the blog is get rid of old technology if it’s running core systems. …

Things worth reading: 15th July 2016

Things we’re reading today include: Mobile-only bank Starling wins its licence Federal Reserve policymakers signal no rush to raise U.S. rates Pound jumps as Bank keeps rates on hold City watchdog battles to ban ‘reckless’ payday lender Who is Philip Hammond, Britain’s new Chancellor, and what are likely to be his first steps? JP Morgan…

Things worth reading: 14th July 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Philip Hammond appointed chancellor George Osborne Deutsche Boerse reaches halfway point in vote for London Stock Exchange merger Ex-European Commission head Barroso under fire over Goldman Sachs job City hiring holds up despite referendum Business optimism deteriorates ‘out of all recognition’ in UK after Brexit vote Unicredit to raise…

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