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A clash between globalised financial services and domestic governments is looming. Activity by the US authorities particularly – from spying on friendly foreign governments, to aggressively pursuing s...
Over a decade ago I ran a quantitative tracking study on planning and budgeting for six consecutive years looking at the slow migration away from spreadsheets and the benefits of adopting packaged sol...
It is not all about risk when dealing with Latin America compliance. We still need to remember that there are huge profit potentials in this ever growing region and business will continue to expand. ...
We all recognize the strengths of spreadsheets, why we love them and persist in using them for managing the allocation and calculation of master/feeder, partnership, series and other complex structure...
The current MiFID II consultation is infamously complex, covering 800 pages and 800 questions to be answered in 8 weeks. If that in itself is not enough of a challenge, ESMA invited all market partic...
The way bank customers access and manage their finances is evolving at a rapid pace. While the physical branch was once at the centre of a retail institution’s offering, this model has witnessed eno
How green can cloud computing make your business? What will you be doing five years from now? Adding to the greenhouse effect or using 'chicken coop' inspired technology to reduce your carbon footpri...
The UK’s rental market is booming. The number of new properties being listed for rent each quarter has been growing at a much faster rate than the number of properties being listed for sale during the...
If you’re using Direct Debits to get paid by your customers, you’ll no doubt be aware of the cash flow benefits... Direct Debits give you the power of knowing exactly when and how you’re getting paid,...
Cloud computing services are being cited as the panacea for rising internal computer costs, offering scalable IT infrastructure to large and small companies alike. Cloud based services, we are told, c...
A few weeks ago Nicole Anderson, CEO of Simulocity invited me to 'Finance for Female Entrepreneurs: Challenges and Opportunities' at Level 39. Lots of women, lots of chat, (wine served before the pane...
All too often, customer/vendor relationships are anchored around two milestones in the customer lifecycle: the initial sale and renewal sale. Typically, these two points in time experience the greates...