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The case of the software engineer at the CME Group admitting to stealing source code got me thinking about how financial institutions need to start taking proactive measures if they are to stop incid...
Just one year ago you were probably aware of ISINs, BICs and/or SWIFT codes. But LEI, USI or UPI would probably have elicited a mere shrug. In the regulated world of OTC derivatives, these acronyms ar...
I had an interesting discussion with Bob Howard (BBC Money Box) this morning concerning the current situation with GetCash service by NatWest. At the end, I felt that it would be important to draw a ...
With reference to the ‘Unlocking Transformational Efficiency in Fund Operations’ posting on the Tabb Forum, Unit Pricing is a prime example of a function firms should invest in for continuous improve...
There is much talk about reducing the settlement cycle to T+2 on both sides of the Atlantic and its shaping up that markets will move to T+2 sometime soon in the future. Much of the motivation...
As always, there are constant changes and alterations to the laws for Latin America electronic invoicing. And, well we expect to see more out of Mexico towards the end of the year -- Here are some o...
Public endorsement of the British banking system has certainly taken a hit in the last few years. The crisis of 2008 has eroded confidence in the traditional outfits, creating an opportunity for start...
1. Mr Same Guy yesterday. In the old days – when we launched PC-banking for SMEs and private customers (1982) at Union Bank of Finland we lived with the false impression that we had private and corpor...
Albedo energy consulting launches comprehensive energy trading and risk management software, which runs on any windows platform, consumes less than 700KB of storage and requires no implementation
Retail banks are racking their brains trying to work out how best to stand out when it comes to retaining customer loyalty. Traditional reward programmes with points and cashback are no longer conside...
In June this year, NatWest and RBS proudly announced the arrival of the new era of cardless ATM withdrawals. In my comment on that page, I explained that any OS-only financial solution is "almost...
We are currently experiencing an unprecedented series of new regulations, each of which will require the collection of new client/entity data and support documentation to achieve full compliance. The ...