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The fact that the government could not wind down Northern Rock in fear of another run on the bank illustrates how banks need to do more to foster consumer confidence in that payouts, if a bank were t
Over the past few months, I have seen more and more banks, financial institutions and corporations announcing some type of foray into social networking. The desire to engage, connect and share with r...
The corporate culture of growth at any cost during the past decade has exposed fundamental flaws in the way banks conducted their business and in particular how they managed it. As such, the financial...
Working in the heart of the City I have had to adjust to a new form of culture. There is no dawdling and a blessed reprieve from tourists taking pictures of every passing red bus. I have in effect, le...
There is no question that mistakes have been made in the financial crisis and people rightly or wrongly are suffering the consequences of such actions. Investment firms are attempting to alter practic...
In a week filled with data breach news, it's refreshing to see Visa's chief risk officer call for collaboration to stop fraud, and I applaud, however, there's something very important missing. Collabo...
Florida can be a risky place. One story on the radio was of a jogger in Miami who went too close to the bushes alongside a mid-city canal and got snapped up by an alligator. Likewise there are stori...
So after an exciting and turbulent seven weeks, the 6 Nations has finally drawn to what can only be described as an epic close, with Ireland taking their first Grand Slam victory for 61 years (and wel...
I suspect that many people are like me in not believing we are in a deflationary situation. It is complete cobblers and should not be influencing economic policy. The principal reason why the RPI is ...
Wow, this is a very cutting-edge new innovation from ING Netherlands. My android cellphone shows me the available ATMs in my sight, by pointing the camera of the phone to any direction. ATM markers a...
Calling the bottom in any bear market is fraught with danger. Certainly we have seen some level of stabalization in financial markets and over the last week or so a level of confidence in equity marke...
Like most rational men I still occasionally fall for the tricks of the mathematicks, but any maths you can invent today a child can do tomorrow. That is why maths per se doesn't provide the answer to ...