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 FSA’s deaf ears (Telegraph)
- Warning over UK derivatives backlash (Financial Times)
- British too honest to take 'free money' (Telegraph)
- City bankers scoop huge pay increases (Guardian)
World:
- Knives out for 'reckless' Bank of America boss (Independent)
- Stress-Tested Banks May Struggle as Bad Assets Triple (Bloomberg)
- Eurozone banking needs a co-ordinated strategy (Financial Times)
- China's Hoarding Gold (Forbes)
- Finance chiefs urge bank reform (BBC)
- Global meltdown making IMF relevant again (CNBC)
- Crisis multiplies strains on company treasurers (Financial Times)
- Sunday Times Rich List 2009 (Telegraph)
- Sunday Times Rich List 2009 – Analysis (Telegraph)
- Man behind Sunday Times Rich List says studying the wealthy is 'like trainspotting' (Telegraph)
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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...
