Things we’re reading today include … FCA pledges to help fintech firms disrupt big banks ‘Difficult’ markets hurt Credit Suisse What would Donald Trump’s economic policy look like, and how does Hillary Clinton’s compare? Wall Street sees best rally for two months Rare 1933 penny sells for £72,000 RBS fast-tracks junior investment bankers Crowdfunding: the…
Things we’re reading today include … Offshore finance: more than $12tn siphoned out of emerging countries Panama Papers report alleges New Zealand prime place for rich to hide money Nationwide raises mortgage borrowing age limit to 85 Sue your bank! Why it’s better to go to court than to arbitrate in the long run Lending…
Our main stories of this week includes … 20% of Europeans would bank with Google, Facebook or Amazon I got an interesting research report this week about consumer attitudes towards banks in Europe: More than a third of European consumers would move bank if they didn’t offer up-to-date technology to aid interaction Nearly a third are…
Our main stories of this week includes … Lessons banks can learn from YouTube (and others) I need a little time to think about my reimagined financial structure, but some of the basics are already in play such as the idea of thinking about value exchange rather than monetary exchange. Value exchange is based upon the ability…
Things we’re reading today include: Turbulent markets hit Deutsche Bank profits Barclays is in need of more of a strategy Lloyds Banking Group reveals surge in buy-to-let lending RBS reports £968m quarterly loss Barclays offers PPI refunds to 10,000 RBS admits further delays in offloading Williams & Glyn This week’s Economist: If it ain’t broke, don’t…
Things we’re reading today include … FCA sets outs plans to improve debt markets Schäuble takes on bank secrecy in Germany after Panama Papers Barclays profits drop by a quarter Senior Barclays executive denies knowledge of Libor rate rigging Banks rethink prime brokerage Brexit would cost UK households £2,200 by 2020, says OECD Barclays confirms…
Things we’re reading today include … China’s Ant Financial raises $4.5bn Standard Chartered shares jump 10% Bank of England official joins hedge fund Regulator widens inquiry into UK firms’ links with Panama Papers tax havens UK’s big four banks face £19bn in compensation, fines and legal costs U.S. Treasury anti-laundering head to join HSBC: sources…
Things we’re reading today include … Goldman’s retail move follows the money The faces of Britain’s banknotes – in pictures Fast cash: The high-speed world of cloud-based finance RBS faces claims for £1bn in damages from small businesses Exclusive: SWIFT network says aware of multiple cyber fraud incidents Computers threaten stock pickers’ role Bangladesh hack…
Things we’re reading today include … Times are hard for bankers – but they did nearly bankrupt the planet Pay ratio between bosses and employees will be ‘2016’s hot topic’ Bob Diamond preparing bid for Africa arm of Barclays, claim reports Fed seen holding rates this week with hike still on horizon Goldman Sachs opens…
Our main stories of this week includes … In the digital age, printed proof of identity is ludicrous I remember being involved in a business process re-engineering project for an insurance firm some years ago. We looked at how the underwriting process worked on complex insurance risks and discovered that in the middle of the process,…
