I was pleased to note the FT reporting this morning that:The good news is that an appropriate message is being delivered to the Fed. Federal
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Who taxes a bank that trades in its own digital currency?
I raised some concerns about banks creating their own digital currencies backed by blockchain technology earlier today. Let me raise another concern now. Who taxes
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If banks are planning new currencies regulators need to act to curtail the risks
The FT is reporting this morning that four banks are teaming up to create a new form of digital currency based on blockchain technology: a
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How long before we have a banking crisis?
I have already written about some City sentiment I heard yesterday. The Leavers had another point in common. They agree Italian banks will begin failing
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The Bank of England is NOT independent. Let’s stop pretending it is
The Times Red Box email notes this morning that: A big row has erupted this morning over the Bank of England. The former chancellors Lord
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Anti-corruption Summit fails miserably when it comes to professional firms
Some legal and accounting professional bodies issued a statement yesterday saying they were opposed to crime. It was the lowest common denominator statement they could
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Part nationalising Tata Steel will not cost the tax payer money
The government announced yesterday that they are willing to take a stake of 25% in Tata Steel and make loans of hundreds of millions of
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The FCA has to deliver a systemic response to the Panama Papers, not token gesture enquiries
According to the FT: The UK’s financial regulator has given banks and other financial firms until next week to carry out urgent reviews of whether
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This little piggy
This little piggy was a banker, This little piggy did accounts, This little piggy was a lawyer, This little piggy lived offshore, And this little
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