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Things worth reading: 22nd October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Fraudster Bernard Madoff shares cell with a drug dealer and a spy (Times) Mervyn King versus Gordon Brown Clash between Downing Street and King continues (Times)King and Brown in rift over whether to split the banks (Independent)Brown takes on the Bank, not the banks (Independent)Did Mervyn King…

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Things worth reading: 22nd October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Fraudster Bernard Madoff shares cell with a drug dealer and a spy (Times) Mervyn King versus Gordon Brown Clash between Downing Street and King continues (Times)King and Brown in rift over whether to split the banks (Independent)Brown takes on the Bank, not the banks (Independent)Did Mervyn King…

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Things worth reading: 21st October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Lawyer who conned £7m from bank spent millions on luxuries (Times) O King calls for break-up of banks (Financial Times)Mervyn King calls for banks to be split (Times)Mervyn King: bank bail-outs created 'biggest moral hazard in history' (Telegraph) Qataris sell Barclays stake for £615m profit (Financial Times)Sainsbury takeover talk fuelled…

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Things worth reading: 21st October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Lawyer who conned £7m from bank spent millions on luxuries (Times) O King calls for break-up of banks (Financial Times)Mervyn King calls for banks to be split (Times)Mervyn King: bank bail-outs created 'biggest moral hazard in history' (Telegraph) Qataris sell Barclays stake for £615m profit (Financial Times)Sainsbury takeover talk fuelled…

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Things worth reading: 21st October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Lawyer who conned £7m from bank spent millions on luxuries (Times) O King calls for break-up of banks (Financial Times)Mervyn King calls for banks to be split (Times)Mervyn King: bank bail-outs created 'biggest moral hazard in history' (Telegraph) Qataris sell Barclays stake for £615m profit (Financial Times)Sainsbury takeover talk fuelled…

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Things worth reading: 20th October 2009

Things we’re reading today include … Today’s must read: The Future of FinanceA new series in the Financial Times looking at the lessons learnt from the financial crisis and how the financial industry is adapting. Companies RBS pays £5m for 11 bankers (Telegraph)Bank of America tried to lower offer for Merrill Lynch ahead of takeover (Telegraph)

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Things worth reading: 19th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must listen Chip and PIN security flaws (BBC's Money Box Radio Show) "Earlier this month, Money Box … reported flaws in the security of personal data kept on credit cards by the chip and pin system. After a big response by listeners, this week we revealed serious problems in…

Things worth reading: 19th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must listen Chip and PIN security flaws (BBC's Money Box Radio Show) "Earlier this month, Money Box … reported flaws in the security of personal data kept on credit cards by the chip and pin system. After a big response by listeners, this week we revealed serious problems in…

Things worth reading: 19th October 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must listen Chip and PIN security flaws (BBC's Money Box Radio Show) "Earlier this month, Money Box … reported flaws in the security of personal data kept on credit cards by the chip and pin system. After a big response by listeners, this week we revealed serious problems in…

The Finanser’s Week: 12th October 2009 – 18th October 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Lloyds asks taxpayers for another £5bn (Guardian)Bonuses Put Goldman in Public Relations Bind (New York Times) Banker wages: When $650 million doesn't show up (Charlotte Observer)US banks' profits beat forecasts (BBC)Bill Shields Most Banks From Review (New York Times)Have Banks No Shame?  (New York Times)Lessons from the financial…

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