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It’s another week – and there are more people who should know better who have now got egg all over their faces! This time round, it’s the flaws in a financial management tool designed to track and mon...
On the surface at least, it’s hard to take away positives in the wake of the financial crisis. Yes, it taught us that we have to manage risk better, improve processes and become more transparent. But ...
When I was playing team sports the last piece of advice from the coach was often “Go out there and enjoy yourselves”. The attitude seemed to be if you were having fun then everything else would fall i...
Customers today are more discerning than ever before and expect so much more from their banks. They are looking for positive experiences and expect their needs to be satisfied instantaneously. At the ...
In my previous two blogs I have discussed different areas of manufacturing that financial services firms and vendors could learn from. In this final post in this series, I want to look at Supply Chain...
Interesting piece from Jeremy in the FT yesterday - LSE claims quickest trading speed - that describes the new low latency platform that went live on the LSE's Turquoise MTF last week. Whilst Xavier ...
This blog was created while Mark was working at The Logic Group. As more brands adopt contactless technology, how many consumers and staff at the check-out really understand its benefits and how to us...
Automation is one of the conference sessions at Sibos this year. The traditional mantra has been automation is best, but this has changed somewhat. Should all trades that can be automated always just ...
With banks facing competition not only from within their own sector but also from new corporate entrants such as Tesco, loyalty programmes seem to be more important than ever. I recently read a survey...
Last week, Credit Suisse announced the publication of the Global Wealth Report 2010. It’s an inaugural study which aims to “provide the most comprehensive study of the world wealth”. In contrast with...
US tax authorities released Notice 2010-60 in August and there have been several events and seminars since then trying to make sense of it all. 2010-60 is a set of guidance on how the industry needs...
We’ve been gearing up for Sibos for a couple of months now and in all our discussions with London-based international bankers, the show’s themes of the three Rs: Regulation, Rebuilding Trust and Recov...