Things we're reading today include:
- Lloyds chief Sir Victor Blank cannot escape blame over HBOS
(Telegraph) - Lloyds chiefs fight for their lives over £260bn bailout (Independent)
- Barclays shares plunge on Treasury debt talks (The Times)
- Conservatives could ask Bank of England to take over bank regulation from FSA (Telegraph)
- Madoff guilty plea on the cards
(BBC) - Financial centres' ratings fall (BBC)
- Bank nationalisation 'not needed'
(BBC) - Believers in free markets are fighting back (The Times)
- The Future of Capitalism (Financial Times)
- World Bank warns on developing countries (Independent)
- Downturn will 'set back Millennium Goals by three years' (Guardian)
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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...
