Things we're reading today include:
Barclays and Ghana plan tax haven (Guardian)
Financials give bourses biggest gains (Financial Times)
New BofA chairman must prove independence (Reuters)
Report: Citigroup may need $10B in extra capital (Phillyburbs)
Citi acts on stress tests (Telegraph)
Tug-of-war over stress tests shows banks have become too powerful (Telegraph)
Buffett Dismisses Government Stress Tests, Praises Wells Fargo (Bloomberg)
Optimism that banks’ fortunes have reached bottom may be premature (Economist)
Exchanges, Banks and Brokerages Start Tweeting (Wall Street Tech)
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...
