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At this week’s annual CISI Integrity debate the question about the honesty and integrity of Wealth Managers was debated with a packed audience of Wealth Management professionals. Now I use the word pr...
As we all know software firms have sprung up like dandelions in summer. Every week, virtually, we are seeing new systems or enhanced systems, with a regular introduction of new firms, all offering a s...
All markets have to have a basis of trust between parties if they are to be successful and as we have seen in recent times the loss of trust is a terminal risk to business. Trust today however should ...
"Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal" Albert Einstein In previous articles I have outlined the progression technology in the City that began to al...
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning" Albert Einstein Back in the day, the UK Stock Market was made up of a series of reg...
The recent judgment in the USA that social media are acceptable channels to communicate corporate data to shareholders is a major breakthrough one that I hope the financial services industry embraces ...
"It was the best of times it was the worst of times" A Tale of Two Cities One of the ideas debated with the audience at the recent book launch of ‘Between two crashes' by Mark Field, MP, wa...
Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) is one of the very best global industry standard projects undertaken since ISO15022. It has widespread benefits way beyond the initial focus and could bring forth a new ...
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." Ernest Hemingway If there has been one constant during my career in the City it has been the pivotal role of technology. Or...
"Let's go, where? I don't care." "What will we do? Anything." City of Angels Now I might be wrong, but I bet there has never been anything written about City Messengers? Going back...
"Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine." David Ogilvy Unlike the once all powerful office manager, these new armies of managers who invaded th...
"One day with an expert is worth a thousand of training" Japanese proverb The City hardly changed for over 250 years it was deregulation, known as Big Bang that set the City on an on-going ...