Sat.Aug 25, 2012 - Fri.Aug 31, 2012

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Where will banks get their next dollar of capital?

Jeff For Banks

'Retained earnings. I make a living helping financial institutions be as profitable as feasible. Why? To perpetuate their business model. This is how I feed my family. But profits have been under pressure since 2008. First, FIs experienced pressure in their investment portfolios, purchasing Fannie Mae preferred''s and other FIs trust preferred securities.

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Google Wallet roll out. without Google Bucks

Money and Payments

'It''s about five years ago that I discovered, by accident and curiosity, that Google Payments Limited had applied for an e-money license at the FSA. Ever since, people have been wondering how Google would enter the payment space. Would they offer a wallet with virtual cards or would they issue their own new virtual worldwide currency (googles, googlets or gees)?

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