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Mike Kresse - SunGard - Parsippany | 31/08/2011 | 2656 views | 2 comments

The End of Paper Checks? Clues from Across the Pond

People often ask me, “Hey Mike, when do you think checks will disappear as a form of payment?” This is a good question; not just because companies like mine are focused on helping other companies Leave the Check Behind, but because checks are costly; they consume natural resources; they are subject to fraud; and they are the most ineffi... Tags: Cards, PaymentsGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Michael Bosacco - SunGard - Philadelphia | 31/08/2011 | 2481 views | 1 comment

The Questions on Every Treasurer's Mind

Every corporate treasurer is undoubtedly faced (on a daily basis) with the following questions: Where in the world is my cash and what currency is it in? Can I mobilize it? Do I invest or borrow? At the end of the day, was I right and how should I protect myself from tomorrow’s risks? Why are these questions on the minds of Treasurer... Tags: Security, Risk & regulationGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Curtis Nash - Compliant Phones - London | 31/08/2011 | 2928 views

Summer time and the trading is easy... next year

FSA mobile recording compliance and the working holiday. It’s August and the City has that almost peaceful summer feel, as its workers migrate to hotter climes for their “Worlidays”. Worlidays, a name created by Lucy Kellaway describes the sort of holidays many of us take these days, not least traders and customer teams in invest... Tags: Dealing rooms, Wholesale bankingGroup: Financial Services Regulation

Pat Carroll - ValidSoft - London | 31/08/2011 | 3298 views

Putting security at the centre of customer service

On September 12 the UK’s Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) is due to make its final report. Most observers expect the Commission to recommend a much bigger differentiation between commercial/retail banking on one hand, and investment banking on the other. That will put “banking” back in the dock and trigger another round of ... Tags: Security, Retail bankingGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

David Renz - SunGard - Winterthur | 30/08/2011 | 2583 views

Credit and Profitability

When thinking of the root causes of the recent financial crisis, clearly the unsustainable path of credit creation stands out as the central problem plaguing the financial sector. Due to the taming of inflation post-1982 and a secular decline of interest rates accelerated by changed aggregate savings processes in emerging economies, the price of cr... Tags: Risk & regulation, Retail banking