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John Cant - MPI Europe Ltd - London | 31/03/2009 | 2894 views

Mine detecting bees

Whether it is certain bonuses in financial sector, or league tables and performance stars in the public sector, there have been numerous recent illustrations of the harm that poorly set business targets can cause. It seems deceptively easy in theory to use targets and rewards to drive desired behaviour. Take the mine detecting bees for example. No... Tags: Risk & regulation, Wholesale bankingGroup: Trends in Financial Services

John Cant - MPI Europe Ltd - London | 06/03/2009 | 1965 views

Regulation: learn how to walk again, before you try to run

There have been calls this month from the European Union for the creation of a pan-European regulatory body to help solve the current financial crisis and prevent future issues. This is a deceptively easy thing to call for in the current climate, but it neither makes it easy to implement, nor indeed is there much evidence that it would be any more ... Tags: Risk & regulation, Wholesale bankingGroup: Trends in Financial Services

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