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

Our main stories of this week includes … Banking becomes a series of components … and loses $1 trillion Some technology trends are highly predictable. One such trend is the modularization of banking, a theme picked up in a new Oliver Wyman report that’s free to coincide with Davos. You can download the report here, but…

Things worth reading: 22nd January 2016

Things we’re reading today include … In The City: Big banks are getting ready to fight back against the challengers Italian prime minister tries to buoy shares in Italy’s banks JP Morgan’s threat to leave if UK quits EU may bolster support for Brexit JPMorgan raises Dimon’s pay 35 percent, but adds strings Top bankers:…

Things worth reading: 21st January 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Market Meltdown: Fears grow of repeat of 2008 financial crash as investors run for cover What markets are really worried about If this market turmoil forces a US rate cut, the outlook will truly be grim Is Italy the next Greece? Davos leaders look beyond 2016’s early market mayhem…

Things worth reading: 20th January 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Fourth industrial revolution set to benefit richest, UBS report says The four big questions banks must ask themselves in 2016 Kreditech: A credit check by social media Confidence among CEOs sags as China’s slowdown spooks Davos Basel rules seen costing banks up to €120m Exclusive: KPMG withdraws audit opinions…

Things worth reading: 19th January 2016

Things we’re reading today include: Wealth of top 1% ‘equal to other 99%’ HSBC prods customers to spend less and save more Banking Standards Board yet to outline any banking standards JPMorgan shuffles senior ranks at European investment bank Italian bank shares plunge, sparking ban on short-selling Owner of Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks forced to…

Things worth reading: 18th January 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Why 2016 will be a record for bank mergers China Said to Put Reserve Rule on Offshore Bank Yuan Funds NAB unveils pricing range to float British lender Clydesdale Bank Andrew Tyrie demands banks publish balance sheets in effort to block ‘challenger bank’ tax Richest 62 people as wealthy…

Things worth reading: 15th January 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Silicon Valley tech firms exacerbating income inequality, World Bank warns JPMorgan strikes confident tone after better-than-expected results Stock market’s 2016 rout has tech firms reeling – and may prove fatal for some Goldman Sachs reaches $5bn settlement over mortgage-backed securities HSBC fights to stop money-laundering report going public Deutsche’s…

Things worth reading: 14th January 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank’s Shrunken Ambition Top Bank Stocks to Buy In 2016 Sell everything ahead of stock market crash, say RBS economists Bankers’ bonuses to come with strings attached even if they move companies Banks charge small firms extra £4bn on top of standard fees for money transfers Goldman Sachs…

Things worth reading: 13th January 2016

Things we’re reading today include: Chime Wants To Be A Well-Liked Bank For Millennials Bank Denies Any Role In Probe Being Scrapped After eight years, Iceland reimburses Britain for Icesave collapse Russia nationalises major bank in Crimea Co-op Bank and Wonga are most improved UK brands of 2015 Virgin Money hires new directors from rival…

Things worth reading: 24th December 2015

Things we’re reading today include … Atom Is First UK Mobile-Only Bank To Receive License Slowing UK growth leaves Bank of England unhurried on rates Deutsche Bank’s suspicious Russian trades count rises to $10 billion Hidden in plain sight: Big risks at failed Third Avenue fund were clear to some European banks: left behind Is…

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