Things worth reading: 30th July 2010

Things we're reading today include ...

Metro Bank

Metro Bank throws open its doors - The Telegraph
Metro Bank's first customers speak - BBC
Open every day, dogs welcome: the new face of high street banking - The Independent

Companies

Goldman Sachs bans traders from swearing in emails - The Telegraph
Citigroup agrees $75m fraud fine - BBC
Fed reports paper profit on Bear and AIG bail-outs - Financial Times

People

Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail - BBC
Jailed Enron boss requests bail - BBC

Economy

City economists' salaries dwarf public servants' pay - The Independent
Banks ignore pleas and cut loans to the real economy again - The Independent
Sharp fall in lending to UK financial sector - Financial Times
Are UK banks killing the economic recovery? - The Telegraph
Green shoots of recovery in Europe? - BBC
Europe's €30 trillion headache - The Telegraph

Regulations

New FSA pay rules to cover 2,500 firms - The Telegraph
FSA tightens bankers' pay rules - BBC