Things worth reading: 2nd September 2010

Things we're reading today include ...

People

Jules Kroll, veteran sleuth, starts rival to rating agencies - The Telegraph
Blair 'warned on economy' in 2005 - BBC

Companies

'Lehman could have been saved' - BBC
Ex-Lehman boss accuses Fed of worsening crisis - The Independent

Markets

City of London's dominance of forex and rates markets grows - The Telegraph
Credit card debt is hitting banks - BBC
China hedge funds - Financial Times
Currency trading hits £2.6tn a day - BBC

Regulators

Bankers' bonus tax failed, admits Alistair Darling - The Telegraph
Brussels set to give way on OTC derivatives - Financial Times
ECB set to extend support for banks - The Telegraph
Europe considers thresholds for shorting - Financial Times
SEC charges fund manager with insider trading - Financial Times