This was in Bloomberg on Friday: Ireland led a surge to record levels in the cost of hedging against losses on European government bonds on
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Cayman: Elmer’s allegations
Ruedi Elmer’s allegations against his former employers Julius Baer in Cayman feature in the Guardian today. Ruedi admits to having made mistakes in his campaign.
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Another one down…
The Guardian has reported: The government was accused of losing another favoured banker yesterday as the Treasury prepared to advertise for a new chairman for
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One down
Sir James Crosby has gone. Now we need Glen Moreno and Sir David Walker to join him on the plank. Then it’s Eric Daniels of
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Wipe the decks clean
The Guardian gives ample evidence as to why our banks have failed today: Lloyds, one of the banks bailed out by the government, has been
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Rhetpric is not enough: let’s see change
According to a press release in my inbox the Prime Minister said this morning: “I believe, as a society, we should support hard work, effort,
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Yet another massive error of judgement by Darling
As the FT has noted: Alistair Darling is to set up a review of bank practices, including pay and corporate governance structures, as he attempts
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Glen Moreno: a massive error of politcal judgement who has to go
It is becoming increasingly clear just what an enormous error of political judgement the Chancellor made when appointing Liechtenstein insider and ex-Citibank employee Glen Moreno
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Full marks to the Cooperative Bank
The Coop Bank has adopted an ethical policy on tax. TJN have blogged it here. Well done to the Coop. Moves are going in the
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