Things worth reading: 1st February 2012

Things we're reading today include ...

Banco Santander profits plunge 98 per cent
The Independent

London Mayor says 'bonjour' to banks fleeing French tax
The Telegraph

Former RBS chief executive Fred Goodwin stripped of his knighthood
The Telegraph

Deutsche Bank faces post-Ackermann future
Financial Times

Commerzbank boss says bonus case bankers 'motivated by money not loyalty'
The Telegraph

Draghi Stuck With ECB’s ‘Temporary’ Bond Plan
Business Week

Czechs and UK refuse EU agreement
BBC

Hedge funds have grown too big and need pruning
Financial Times

EU to rule on D Börse and NYSE merger
Financial Times