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Things worth reading: 16th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … Four things we've learned from the results posted by Wall Street giants so far Goldman Sachs profits leap 50% JPMorgan's profit misses; posts unexpected $1 billion legal expense Citi pullback highlights Asia importance The emergence of the counter-free bank branch Bank account switches hit 1.2 million The great British…

Things worth reading: 15th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … Government sells £2.7bn of 'bad bank' mortgages to JP Morgan JP Morgan posts profit of $5.6bn JPMorgan expects another $1bn hit from scandals 'I lost £28,000 mortgage deposit': How to get back money sent to the wrong bank account JPMorgan's profit misses; posts unexpected $1 billion legal expense What…

Things worth reading: 15th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … Government sells £2.7bn of 'bad bank' mortgages to JP Morgan JP Morgan posts profit of $5.6bn JPMorgan expects another $1bn hit from scandals 'I lost £28,000 mortgage deposit': How to get back money sent to the wrong bank account JPMorgan's profit misses; posts unexpected $1 billion legal expense What…

Things worth reading: 14th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … G20 watchdog toughens up new rule for securities financing Bank of England's Mark Carney tells bankers to 'take responsibility or get out' Former UBS banker fined in Switzerland for handing data to U.S. Mark Carney in warning for bankers Online wealth managers threaten banks Millions 'vulnerable' to bank fraud…

Things worth reading: 14th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … G20 watchdog toughens up new rule for securities financing Bank of England's Mark Carney tells bankers to 'take responsibility or get out' Former UBS banker fined in Switzerland for handing data to U.S. Mark Carney in warning for bankers Online wealth managers threaten banks Millions 'vulnerable' to bank fraud…

Things worth reading: 13th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … French bank, Twitter team up for money transfers via tweets Deutsche clampdown on bad behavior prompts exodus of traders: FT Colin Fan: Deutsche’s viral banker European banks raise more capital before ECB stress test: report Britain's ring-fence a new hurdle for bank directors Carney tells bankers to embrace new…

The Finanser’s Week: 6th October – 12th October 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … The importance of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain to banks (and everyone) We had a revival of the Innotribe from SIBOS on Monday, by gathering the great and the good to discuss cryptocurrencies at the Escalator, an incubator for new fintech start-ups in East London run by…

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Things worth reading: 10th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … JPMorgan hackers said to probe 13 other financial firms Payday lenders face clamp-down by competition watchdog Bill Gross: 'No reasonable way I could have stayed at Pimco' Payday loan rules still too weak, say charities Former Fed Chairman Bernanke takes stand in AIG bailout trial Bernanke – aka Edward…

Things worth reading: 9th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … ATM hack 'gives out wads of cash' Banks need overhaul, but risk to recovery, IMF says British banker admits trying to fix Libor rates UK banks drag down NAB profits Fidelity attacked by JPMorgan hackers, no data stolen: FT Switzerland says will begin talks with EU on sharing bank…

Things worth reading: 8th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … Barclays says New York 'dark pool' suit oversteps legal bounds Rabobank suspends 2 London forex traders Lord Hill could be stripped of banking regulation powers Banks to change rules governing derivatives market: FT James Moore: Good riddance to bankers who can’t comply with reasonable requirements Berkshire's Buffett says U.S….

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