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Things we're reading today include … Companies: Banco Santander hit by bad debt provisions (Times) SocGen chief resigns over 'personal attacks' (Times) Analysis: Aloof Bouton sealed his fate (Times) Citigroup scrambles to raise capital (Financial Times) Markets: London Ponders Its Future as Financial Powerhouse (New York Times) Shanghai to list …
Read More »Things worth reading: 30th April 2009
Things we're reading today include … Companies: Banco Santander hit by bad debt provisions (Times) SocGen chief resigns over 'personal attacks' (Times) Analysis: Aloof Bouton sealed his fate (Times) Citigroup scrambles to raise capital (Financial Times) Markets: London Ponders Its Future as Financial Powerhouse (New York Times) Shanghai to list …
Read More »Things worth reading: 29th April 2009
Things we're reading today include … UK:Barclays Capital hires top City banker to go global (Guardian) RBS HQ machines 'only dispensed Goodwin singed notes' (Edinburgh Evening News) Boots considers move into banking (Citywire) Europe:Angry Fortis shareholders revolt (BBC) Fortis sale to BNP Paribas prompts jeers and walkout (Guardian) Conventional and …
Read More »Things worth reading: 28th April 2009
Things we're reading today include …Companies: UBS replaces investment banking boss (Independent) D Bank surprises investors as chief stays on (Financial Times) Deutsche Bank back in black (Financial Times) Bid for LCH.Clearnet delayed (Financial Times) National Australia Bank profits fall 9.4% (Financial Times) Invesco leads fund bid for (US) bank …
Read More »Things worth reading: 28th April 2009
Things we're reading today include …Companies: UBS replaces investment banking boss (Independent) D Bank surprises investors as chief stays on (Financial Times) Deutsche Bank back in black (Financial Times) Bid for LCH.Clearnet delayed (Financial Times) National Australia Bank profits fall 9.4% (Financial Times) Invesco leads fund bid for (US) bank …
Read More »Things worth reading: 27th April 2009
Things we're reading today include … UK: Northern Rock to be sold by end of year (Times) Branson keen on Northern Rock’s good half (Financial Times) Sir Win in frame to guard taxpayer stake in banks (Telegraph) 12m investors targeted by boiler room scams (Telegraph) Icelandic bank concerns fell on …
Read More »Things worth reading: 27th April 2009
Things we're reading today include … UK: Northern Rock to be sold by end of year (Times) Branson keen on Northern Rock’s good half (Financial Times) Sir Win in frame to guard taxpayer stake in banks (Telegraph) 12m investors targeted by boiler room scams (Telegraph) Icelandic bank concerns fell on …
Read More »Things worth reading: 27th April 2009
Things we're reading today include … UK: Northern Rock to be sold by end of year (Times) Branson keen on Northern Rock’s good half (Financial Times) Sir Win in frame to guard taxpayer stake in banks (Telegraph) 12m investors targeted by boiler room scams (Telegraph) Icelandic bank concerns fell on …
Read More »The Finanser’s Week: 20th – 26th April 2009
It's been an interesting week, with much of it spent focused upon the trading community at TradeTech in Paris. Here are the key stories of the week: HSBC's David Bagley on the G20, Turner and Compliance US Q1 Bank Results: Just a Blip? FSA Liquidity Reporting to cost up to …
Read More »Things worth reading: 25th April 2009
Things we're reading today include … UK: Bank seeks £40,000 compensation from teenage G20 protester (Guardian) Banks face fines for poor service (BBC) Tesco sales top £1bn a week – now retailer targets banks (Guardian) USA: Bad year for banks: (US) Failures surpass 2008 (CNN) 4 more banks fail, lifting …
Read More »Things worth reading: 25th April 2009
Things we're reading today include … UK: Bank seeks £40,000 compensation from teenage G20 protester (Guardian) Banks face fines for poor service (BBC) Tesco sales top £1bn a week – now retailer targets banks (Guardian) USA: Bad year for banks: (US) Failures surpass 2008 (CNN) 4 more banks fail, lifting …
Read More »Things worth reading: 25th April 2009
Things we're reading today include … UK: Bank seeks £40,000 compensation from teenage G20 protester (Guardian) Banks face fines for poor service (BBC) Tesco sales top £1bn a week – now retailer targets banks (Guardian) USA: Bad year for banks: (US) Failures surpass 2008 (CNN) 4 more banks fail, lifting …
Read More »Things worth reading: 24th April 2009
Things we're reading today include: Essex County Council sets up bank to help businesses in recession (Telegraph) Barclays investors vent anger over Middle Eastern fundraising (Guardian) Barclays revolt fuelled by shareholder anger (Times) Bank of America chief 'told to buy Merrill or face sack' (Guardian) Bank of America 'forced to …
Read More »Things worth reading: 23rd April 2009
Things we're reading include … Credit Suisse returns to profit (Financial Times) Morgan Stanley curtails Wall Street optimism (Independent) Bank of England reluctant to confirm green shoots (Independent) Sobering news ahead of stress test results (New York Times) Geithner hopes for short-lived recession (Financial Times)US accepts ‘blame’ for crisis ahead …
Read More »Things worth reading: 22nd April 2009
Things we're reading today include: British economy falls into deflation for first time since 1960 (Telegraph) Credit Suisse pays clients for Lehman losses (Times) Inside the Treasury, City financiers plot shape of the Budget (Times) Citigroup faces down furious investors (Independent) Britain faces biggest losses as crunch costs spiral, IMF …
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