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The Finanser’s Week: 14th April – 27th April 2014

Our biggest stories of the past fortnight are … What did the Medici Bankers ever do for us? I spent some of the recent holiday reading a great historical novel about the rise and fall of the Medici bankers.  The bank's rise was based upon dealing with the challenge of usury.  Making interest on loans was…

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Things worth reading: 25th April 2014

Things we're reading today include … City braced for EU ‘Tobin’ tax ruling Barclays feels shareholder anger on pay Barclays in row with top investor over attack on pay Stop moaning about our bonuses: Barclays boss slaps down investors angry at bank's pay practices RBS plan for 200% bonuses blocked RBS scraps bonus plan after…

Things worth reading: 25th April 2014

Things we're reading today include … City braced for EU ‘Tobin’ tax ruling Barclays feels shareholder anger on pay Barclays in row with top investor over attack on pay Stop moaning about our bonuses: Barclays boss slaps down investors angry at bank's pay practices RBS plan for 200% bonuses blocked RBS scraps bonus plan after…

Things worth reading: 24th April 2014

Things we' re reading today include … Chase Bank Is Shutting Down Porn Actors' Bank Accounts Bank clerks accused of £2m fraud involving Lloyds TSB Top banking executives defect as image problems and regulations bite Money on wheels: Banking gets seriously mobile Banking system in independent Scotland risks Iceland-style meltdown Bank bailout doubt if Scots…

Things worth reading: 24th April 2014

Things we' re reading today include … Chase Bank Is Shutting Down Porn Actors' Bank Accounts Bank clerks accused of £2m fraud involving Lloyds TSB Top banking executives defect as image problems and regulations bite Money on wheels: Banking gets seriously mobile Banking system in independent Scotland risks Iceland-style meltdown Bank bailout doubt if Scots…

Things worth reading: 23rd April 2014

Things we're reading today include … The Heartbleed bug poses the biggest threat to bank security by allowing hackers to snatch your credit card details online Bank lending in the UK Barclays to sell its commodities trading to focus on banking arm Barclays set for investor showdown as the bank braces itself for another bruising…

Things worth reading: 22nd April 2014

Things we're reading today include … Bank of England to test banks' computer systems against hacking RBS may sue over claims bank deliberately undermined SMEs London start-up to launch new market for Bitcoin Co-op Bank report blames governance Merrill sets new $8 million bragging target for its top brokers Goldman finds it’s hard to restore…

Things worth reading: 17th April 2014

Things we're reading today include … Currency probe drives bank demand for Big Brother software Barclays' boss treads fine line in investment bank review Anglo Irish Bank trial: Seán FitzPatrick not guilty of illegal share support Tesco Bank's £63m compensation bill Bank of America reports quarterly loss after $6bn in legal costs Paul Flowers charged:…

Things worth reading: 17th April 2014

Things we're reading today include … Currency probe drives bank demand for Big Brother software Barclays' boss treads fine line in investment bank review Anglo Irish Bank trial: Seán FitzPatrick not guilty of illegal share support Tesco Bank's £63m compensation bill Bank of America reports quarterly loss after $6bn in legal costs Paul Flowers charged:…

Things worth reading: 16th April 2014

Things we're reading today include … Did a date calculation bug just cost hard-up Co-op Bank £110m? Lloyds' FX chief leaves bank – market sources The art of bank note design Barclays hires new bonuses boss ahead of next week's AGM 'China must allow currency to rise' Final approval for EU banking reform Europe agrees…

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