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Let the sorry saga of Dunfermline Building Society be a lesson to them all:

Failed Dunfermline lost millions on IT project

Blame it on a slow newsday - and the fact that the Trojan payload distinguished it from the usual spoof Web redirect (which I'll grant you does give off a nostalgic legacy vibe)

We've been asking the same questions of RBS, but the bank has adopted an ultra-firm no comment policy. The fact that they don't deny the substance of the story outright, or try to massage perceptions, indicates a very serious breach.

Another choice quote from Sants today: "There is a view that people are not frightened of the FSA. I can assure you that this is a view I am determined to correct. People should be very frightened of the FSA"

In the City, corruption drips like honey. It oozes out of every dealing room floor. If the boys in braces aren't frightened it's for good reason. Feathering one's own nest has become an institutionalised past-time. Let's see if Mr Sants can deliver on his promise.

Rodley will serve eight years at Her Majesty's pleasure for his part in the plot. Nash will do a three-year stint. Bank insider and security supervisor Kevin O'Donoghue was jailed for four years. A Belgian computer expert received three-and-a-half years, while a French national who recruited him was sent down for four years.

Citi? Rewarding responsible financial behaviour? That's a novel idea - shame they didn't think of a similar executive-level scheme a few years back. Still, it's a step in the right direction I suppose.

I think you'll find that Finextra had it a month earlier: JPMorgan sacrificies CDS engine to open source in bid to stave off legislation.

I'm only a humble seeker after truth and justice. If I was a real cynic I'd work in PR - or should that be media management?

If a picture paints a thousand words...more chuckles to be had at The Tarp in Pictures.

Trust? Banks? Surely a contradiction in terms these days.