Banking News – Small sellers eye better days after Steinhoff and Carillion wins
 Accounting sleuths believe a dip in credit markets will produce opportunities
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – https://www.ft.com/content/045736c4-06aa-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5
Month: January 2018
House prices, family trusts and the high cost of private members clubs
Banking News – House prices, family trusts and the high cost of private members clubs
 FT Money editor Claer Barrett on the real value of material goods, the demise of family trusts and paying thousands of pounds a year to belong to a private members club.
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – https://www.ft.com/content/c64a0a11-77db-4f51-849d-11b2789b4b82
Subprime US car lenders fall on bad debts
Banking News – Subprime US car lenders fall on terrible debts
 Santander Consumer and Credit Acceptance raise concerns about blue-collar America
FT.com – Banks – https://www.ft.com/content/85c21784-06a9-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5
ATM operators in turmoil over Link move to cut fees
Banking News – ATM operators in turmoil over Link go to cut fees
 NoteMachine delays sale while shares of other cash machine groups fall
FT.com – Banks – https://www.ft.com/content/bae5786e-06a6-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5
The best insurers may be the ones you’ve never heard of
Private Finance – The best insurers may be the ones you’ve never heard of
The highest ranked indemnity companies offer practically priced rates and exceptional service. (It’s not the huge advertisers.)
Private finance news – CNNMoney.com – http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_pf/~3/Rm0MaOMvKGw/index.html
Equifax will offer free credit protection deal for five more months
Private Finance – Equifax will offer free credit safeguard deal for five more months
Read full tale for latest details.
Private finance news – CNNMoney.com – http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_pf/~3/KPjJdy6YhJg/index.html
Santander: Rio’s grand
Banking News – Santander: Rio’s grand
 Spanish bank’s faith in Latin America is paying off
FT.com – Banks – https://www.ft.com/content/4f9b58a8-0697-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5
This is what women have to do to become CEO
Private Finance – This is what women have to do to become CEO
To get to the C-suite, female CEOs don’t rely on others — they rely on themselves.
Private finance news – CNNMoney.com – http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_pf/~3/hJSYuUAa6g4/index.html
EU banking authority to test banks for 8.3% post-Brexit slump
Banking News – EU banking power to test banks for 8.3% post-Brexit slump
 Regulator plans to see how lenders would cope in doomsday scenario
FT.com – Banks – https://www.ft.com/content/0b0d4326-06a2-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5
Should I move my retirement savings out of the market?
Private Finance – Should I go my retirement savings out of the market?
If you abandon stocks every time you get jittery about the economy or the fiscal markets, you may lose out on some impressive growth in the value of your savings.
Private finance news – CNNMoney.com – http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_pf/~3/gXSuDxtkQV0/index.html
Santander profits up as Brazil unit performs well
Banking News – Santander profits up as Brazil unit performs well
 Chairman Ana Botín hails ‘very strong year’ despite one-off charges
FT.com – Banks – https://www.ft.com/content/4b8095e0-065f-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5
Julius Baer profits beat estimates, announces Brazil acquisition
Banking News – Julius Baer profits beat estimates, announces Brazil acquisition
 
FT.com – Banks – https://www.ft.com/content/db8a19f0-064f-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5
Ireland: Financial Services
Banking News – Ireland: Fiscal Air force
 Robust fiscal growth is lifting the country’s fiscal sector, but as Brexit approaches, outsiders are sceptical about how much affair Dublin can win from London
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – https://www.ft.com/content/06d7d570-0317-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5
Google and Facebook set off a second wave of fintech talent
Banking News – Google and Facebook set off a second wave of fintech talent
 Big tech is helping to teach smaller groups to reckon globally
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – https://www.ft.com/content/6b047656-d451-11e7-ae3e-563c04c5339a
Ireland’s growing economy encourages savers
Banking News – Ireland’s growing economy encourages savers
 The nation’s GDP growth is helping lift volume and profits, but the savings gap remains wide
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – https://www.ft.com/content/1acd70b6-d451-11e7-ae3e-563c04c5339a
Tracker mortgage scandal interrupts banks’ recovery story
Banking News – Tracker finance scandal interrupts banks’ recovery tale
 Ireland’s huge lenders are in better health but lack public trust
FT.com – Banks – https://www.ft.com/content/43ccd888-d453-11e7-ae3e-563c04c5339a
Two-year transition for hard Brexit ‘practically impossible’
Banking News – Two-year transition for hard Brexit ‘effectively impossible’
 Irish minister for fiscal air force says longer grace period needed if UK quits single market and customs union
FT.com – Banks – https://www.ft.com/content/05112bf6-d450-11e7-ae3e-563c04c5339a
JPMorgan succession, probe into RBS crisis unit and Davos reflections
Banking News – JPMorgan succession, probe into RBS crisis unit and Davos reflections
 Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Jamie Dimon’s declaration to stay on as head of JPMorgan, the probe into RBS’s reorganization unit GRG, and reflections from Davos
FT.com – Banks – https://www.ft.com/content/c93d9cca-05e7-4e53-afa6-4c7ad5cfe5a7
BofA’s Finucane: why we picked Dublin for EU base after Brexit
Banking News – BofA’s Finucane: why we picked Dublin for EU base after Brexit
 The US group’s new EU bank chair clarifies why it chose Ireland over France or Germany
FT.com – Banks – https://www.ft.com/content/4f98ce72-d455-11e7-ae3e-563c04c5339a
Central Bank of Ireland battles a staff shortage
Banking News – Central Bank of Ireland battles a staff famine
 The valve is dealing with a brain drain just as Brexit increases its responsibilities
FT.com – Banks – https://www.ft.com/content/817cdc14-d453-11e7-ae3e-563c04c5339a