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As I've been circulating through a number of conversations with banks, financial services technology providers and colleagues in every conceivable sub-branch of the banking family tree these past few ...
Dear Mr Wolf, In your piece "Adapting to Britain’s mediocre prospects -Published: July 16 2009 20:16" you say "...It must start by making finance safer. The simple and painful truth i...
It is not new to the experts, but SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is not as secure as it is supposed to be. The SSL security protocol is receiving a critical security update. This update does not concern
I do enjoy a good wine, and have been spoiled by friends with great taste and great cellars so this FT article about fake wines caught my eye. I was struck by reports of almost amateur fraud occuring...
I live in a land of delusion. I like to think that I have a small grasp on economics. I don't claim to be an economist and when writing about it I often do so as the 'noneconomist'. I am concerned at ...
A recent foray into using a credit card to pay online proved quite enlightening. The only thing it 'lightened' was my daughter's wallet. While she is very familiar with my views about stealing music ...
Since the widespread adoption of this wonderful gift we call the internet, companies have been trying to find a way to micro-manage all aspects of their public persona. But with 24x7x365x "howev...
“Misty Buttons” just started following me on Twitter. She’s curvaceous, bodacious and isn’t getting her needs met. Apparently, she needs me to meet those needs. It is, of course, a tempting offer th
Usually the job application process is relatively straightforward – send in your CV and covering letter and wait for a response. Well, not this one. Mobile phone company Teimlo is looking for a new
...I am very concerned that I have previously missed an important requirement for data management solutions - a heavweight risk judging by this great discussion on one of the Microsoft forums.
I have been following recent press reports with a growing sense of unease. What I am reading is that some of the big banks, including some that were only bailed out by their respective governments in ...
When the news broke out, everyone was in shock. It was an outrageous act of skullduggery. The CEO of a well known financial institution that has, over the years, established a record of impeccable cre...