Things we're reading today include:
HSBC faces crisis over US credit cards (Guardian)
HSBC’s London HQ back on the block in £2.7bn sell-off
(Times)
Barclays opens door to BGI sale
(Telegraph)
Britain’s best-paid banker takes home £16m bonus
(Times)
Banks face £18bn pension gap (Guardian)
FSA inquiry to investigate bank bosses
(Telegraph)
Analysts say markets likely to take DBS CEO's death in stride
(Channel News Asia)
Banks ordered not to reveal test results
(Boston Globe)
Goldman Sachs hires law firm to shut blogger's site
(Telegraph)
Facts About Goldman Sachs (the blogger's site)
Spending is the key to avoid Ireland’s plight
(Times)
Has the bubble finally burst for capitalism?
(Times)
By the way, I'll explain more about this a week from now, but I wanted to see if this widget would work on the blog and it does!
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...