Things worth reading: 8th March 2010

Things we're reading today include ...

RBS branch sell-off hits the buffers - The Times
Santander leads race for £4bn RBS branches - The Times
RBS set to pull coverage of small firms - The Independent
Northern Rock still in red for third year running with £400m losses - The Telegraph
Metro Bank gets official go-ahead - BBC


Britain in final push to tone down EU hedge fund rules - The Independent
London's 'billion dollar club' of hedge funds shrinks by 15pc - The Telegraph
Canadian paper money to become plastic - UPI
US public 'will pay Obama's $90bn bank levy' - The Telegraph
Icelanders snub Britain in vote over £3.5bn loan repayments - The Times
Standard Chartered boss steps up attack on banking reforms - The Telegraph
Bankers in demand says jobs firm - BBC

Quote of the Day:
"I won’t use Twitter because it has the word twit in it."
Paul Bettany, Actor