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Archive for: October, 2009

a non-active Finextra member | 28/10/2009 | 1608 views

Machine readable news seems a damp squib

The concept of “machine readable” until a few years ago was something of an alien concept. Now a person only has to think of travelling to realise that reading machines are taking over with the use of machine readable passports. When it comes to machine readable news though, despite the hype, there appears to be little in the way of act...

Ross McGill - TConsult Ltd - Yateley | 26/10/2009 | 2517 views

Call for opinion - US withholding tax

Last week saw the largest ever gathering of QIs, NQIs, Auditors, US Withholding Agents and solutions vendors since 2001 when the US withholding tax regulations - 1441 NRA came into force. 100 attendees discussed the impact of US tax regulations for two days. The US Joint Congressional Committee on Tax (JCT) indicated prior to the conference that ... Tags: Risk & regulation, Wholesale banking

Cedric Pariente - Racine Alpha - Paris | 23/10/2009 | 2753 views

The Secret of House MD to Solve Any Problem

ANYONE CAN SOLVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT METHOD. In this blog, I'm gonna reveal the secret that any good MD knows. You will be able to solve any problem efficiently and look smart about it :-) To handle a problem efficiently, we need first to describe what a problem is! Once it's clear we'll see a perfect roadmap to solve any kind of p Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Bo Harald - ZEF Solutions - Esbo | 22/10/2009 | 2672 views

TV still slightly ahead

Internet has gained 117% from 2004 to today, radio lost 16%, newspapers 17%, magazines 6% - but TV kept its position (source Forrester). And this is the population at large - surely the trendsetters have changed even more. Small wonder that advertising has followed. Interestingly - changes 2008-9 are smaller or even reversed. The big change is of... Tags: Online banking, Retail banking

Peter J Cooper - Cooper Sydney - Sydney | 20/10/2009 | 3708 views

Over Regulation, Why Be A Director? Private Equity Wins

At a recent lecture series for Company Directors we were informed that regulation is on the rise and Company Directors in many countries did not even have the same rights as most international human rights standards dictated. Trivial rights, such as a presumption of innocence. Wow. All the while, the level of regulation we must be more than just ... Tags: Dealing rooms, Payments