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Equal pay

There’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is that at current rates of progress, in the future women will be earning the same amount as men. The bad news is that none of us will reap the be...

02 Dec 2008
Women in Technology
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One loan to save them all?

The government’s recent colossal capital injection into the UK’s banks is obviously a good thing for all those with a vested interest in the banks. Increasing liquidity in inter-bank lending is one pi...

02 Dec 2008
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UK credit customers worried about the future

PricewaterhouseCoopers have published the results of a survey into UK attitudes to credit and to me at least it doesn't look terribly healthy. Twenty per cent of credit customers in the UK are worried...

02 Dec 2008
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Commenting on Finextra now even easier

Yes, even easier than it was last week. In fairness, we have responded to some user feedback and we've made some adjustments to make it a little more straightforward. In case you missed last week's po...

02 Dec 2008
Finextra site news
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Superannuation Funds Have Lost All Trustworthiness

I have been looking at the Super (401K/Retirement) Funds over the last few months and I don't see that they have much of a future. In Australia investors who haven't quite lost all their money have ei...

02 Dec 2008
Whatever...
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Precedents are now in the way of financial system reform

“Good morning gentlemen…and lady.” Sir Gordon Bennett, the chairman of EuroCorp smiled gratuitously and made eye contact with Karen Carbuncle, the only female in the room. “The events of the past six...

02 Dec 2008
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Soviet Britain

Interesting to read in the papers today that at least 10 boroughs in the UK now have almost 50% of the working population employed by the state, rather than the private sector. This, with what is hap...

01 Dec 2008
Transaction Banking
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Help! My iPhone has ruined my productivity!

It's temporary I hope - eventually I must get bored with playing Fieldrunners. Anyone still under the impression that the iPhone is not a real games platform should have a look at this offering from S...

01 Dec 2008
After hours
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Plan your christmas gifts - using a tool from your bank

Today I was reading the Netbanker blog about Zions Bank gift planner. I find it very innovative, a new value-added service which helps the bank to make their customers loyal. It helps to list your gi...

01 Dec 2008
Innovation in Financial Services
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What Lessons Can We Learn From Mumbai?

It appears that there was a lack of co-ordination between and within police, army and anti-terrorist forces, with none of the NSG located in Mumbai. The fact that they needed to be flown in suggests a...

01 Dec 2008
Whatever...
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Cracking Nuts With Sledgehammers at UK FI

Last week saw the start of ramping up staff numbers at UK Financial Investments, the 'arms length' company the Government is setting up to manage the investments in RBS and the merged Lloyds group. I...

29 Nov 2008
Transaction Banking
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Queen Bee syndrome

Research from the University of Toronto has shown that women prefer to have a male boss. Stress levels increased when women employees had a female boss, as did depression, insomnia and headaches. The ...

28 Nov 2008
Women in Technology

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