UK:
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Barclays tax dodge ‘nets £1bn a year ’
(The Times) - Barclays starts £5bn funds sale
(The Times) - Citi guarantees bonuses for London hires (Reuters)
- 'Laughable' new fraud initiative (Independent)
- Banks are squeezing us for billions
(The Times) - We need more risk and less regulation of the financial sector
(Telegraph)
- AIG London unit not regulated by FSA (Independent)
- Plea bargains to help FSA net fraudsters
(Guardian) - Fears of bank exodus sparked by FSA reforms
(Independent) - Lord Turner (FSA) demands global crackdown on bank excess
(The Times)
- Now Alistair Darling puts the Mint up for sale
(The Times)
Europe:
- Belgian bank sues whistleblower (Independent)
- Germany and France reject Brown's global economic recovery plan
(Guardian) - European (banking) digital signage survey reveals optimism and frustration (John Ryan Blog)
USA:
- Obama's New Tack: Blaming Bush
(Washington Post)
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...