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The problem with HSBC
I remember making a prediction twenty-five years ago that all of the biggest banks in the world would be Chinese. Unfortunately, I made this prediction at an American banking conference, when all of the biggest banks in the world were American. Twenty-five years earlier, or fifty years ago, all of the biggest banks were Japanese….…
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The problem with HSBC
I remember making a prediction twenty-five years ago that all of the biggest banks in the world would be Chinese. Unfortunately, I made this prediction at an American banking conference, when all of the biggest banks in the world were American. Twenty-five years earlier, or fifty years ago, all of the biggest banks were Japanese….…
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The problem with HSBC
I remember making a prediction twenty-five years ago that all of the biggest banks in the world would be Chinese. Unfortunately, I made this prediction at an American banking conference, when all of the biggest banks in the world were American. Twenty-five years earlier, or fifty years ago, all of the biggest banks were Japanese….…
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The problem with HSBC
I remember making a prediction twenty-five years ago that all of the biggest banks in the world would be Chinese. Unfortunately, I made this prediction at an American banking conference, when all of the biggest banks in the world were American. Twenty-five years earlier, or fifty years ago, all of the biggest banks were Japanese….…
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Things worth reading: 29th April 2026
Things we’re reading today include … Texas man who ran cryptocurrency scam supposedly backed by blue-chip art worth $1bn sentenced to 23 years in prison Barclays cuts back risky lending after £228m hit from UK mortgage firm MFS Lloyds Bank confirms another 80,500 customers’ transactions may have been exposed by major IT glitch Why healthcare……
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Jamie Dimon: mine’s bigger than yours
I always remember walking into Barclays in Canary Wharf and having a Boardroom meeting. We looked over to HSBC and realised that they were bigger (200 metres versus 156). Then there was Citibank, also 200 metres. Bar stewards. But now there’s JPMorgan. The American bank is building a new tower that will be bigger than……
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Does crypto create or destroy democracy?
The Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute (BISI) produced a document yesterday about the risk of cryptocurrency to democracy . Seriously? Cryptocurrency is a libertarian dream that gives all of us a democratic vote. What risk is there? Well, let’s dig into the detail as this is not about “innovation in payments” or “the future of……
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Jamie Dimon: mine’s bigger than yours
I always remember walking into Barclays in Canary Wharf and having a Boardroom meeting. We looked over to HSBC and realised that they were bigger (200 metres versus 156). Then there was Citibank, also 200 metres. Bar stewards. But now there’s JPMorgan. The American bank is building a new tower that will be bigger than……
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Jamie Dimon: mine’s bigger than yours
I always remember walking into Barclays in Canary Wharf and having a Boardroom meeting. We looked over to HSBC and realised that they were bigger (200 metres versus 156). Then there was Citibank, also 200 metres. Bar stewards. But now there’s JPMorgan. The American bank is building a new tower that will be bigger than……
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Jamie Dimon: mine’s bigger than yours
I always remember walking into Barclays in Canary Wharf and having a Boardroom meeting. We looked over to HSBC and realised that they were bigger (200 metres versus 156). Then there was Citibank, also 200 metres. Bar stewards. But now there’s JPMorgan. The American bank is building a new tower that will be bigger than……