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Don't Go It Alone! Upgrading Vendors for Complex Securities

Don't Go It Alone! The inability to effectively manage complex securities is the primary cause of the global financial crisis. With few untouched by the crisis, addressing the challenges associated wi...

04 Aug 2009
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Great Idea, Shame About the Marketing

This is an interesting proposition. “Sign up for our Linux card and help a cherished organisation. However, apart for an initial $50 bung, we won’t tell you how much more you will be contributing.

03 Aug 2009
Innovation in Financial Services
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St George Follows On Scrapping Overdraft Fee

$40 was pretty steep. I do point out that it could be a good strategy. After all we know that the non-bank competitors are lining up superior services and banks need to try and hang on to their custom...

03 Aug 2009
Innovation in Financial Services
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The Decline and Fall of Newspapers

What is behind high frequency trading? I read an article in a paper. I won't name it since I could be hassled for copyright infringement if I reuse as few as 11 words. Insufficient to link it, let alo...

03 Aug 2009
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Touch technology in bank branches?

Apple Tablet PC is rumored to arrive soon, and will add some oil to the fire with discussions on touchscreen devices and their possible use. The two greatest achievements so far were the successful i...

31 Jul 2009
Innovation in Financial Services
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Identity Fraud: Shift from Resolution to Prevention

The financial services industry has met over 80% of consuemrs fraud resolution needs, and it's high time to devote more attention to the relatively weak areas of prevention and detection. The law of d...

31 Jul 2009
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OTC Lifecycle automation increases for the buy side

Recently, the industry has focused on the communication between the two parties involved in OTC contract confirmation. Media attention has concentrated on the debate of market infrastructure and the ...

31 Jul 2009
Asia Financial Services
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SEPA Migration - set the date

The Payment Systems End Users Committee (EUC) warned last week of risks of SEPA failure unless the end users of payments systems are more widely consulted. They highlight that the combination of the ...

31 Jul 2009
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Few New Risks At Large But Large Risk

On the IT front I can't report any real increase in the level of risks out there. With a couple of conventions on at the moment we could get a few new exploits, but they don't really effect the genera...

31 Jul 2009
Information Security
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Buysides Finally Getting Some OTC Derivatives Love!

The ISITC OTC Derivatives Working Group, of which I am a member, recently announced its Market Practice for Contract Notification. I've been involved with OTC Derivatives trading operations and techno...

30 Jul 2009
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It's not the Mistake, it's the Response that Counts

Everyone makes mistakes; individuals, small businesses, large corporations and even government agencies. ( I made a mistake while drafting this blog and hit publish before finishing it--so if you're ...

29 Jul 2009
Transaction Banking
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Fight fraud, keep customers loyal

Card fraud is undoubtedly a global problem, and one that financial institutions around the world do already take seriously. However, it is well-documented that fraudulent attacks have the potential to...

29 Jul 2009

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