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I’m not sure how practical it is for Lord McAlpine to sue 10,000 Twitter users, but it does serve as a very clear reminder that comments made over a public forum do have repercussions. Something many ...
Banksimple, a website whose name says it all. Now renamed Simple.com. All part of the value proposition of making banking simple, I guess. For the benefit of those who are not yet familiar with Simpl...
On March 23, 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law. Section 1104 of the PPACA requires the adoption of operating rules for health care electronic funds tran...
As the telecom world announced major steps forward with the availability of 4G last month, the banking world is also set for change with mobile likely to overtake the desktop as the primary online mec...
FATCA (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) continues to hit the headlines as financial institutions worldwide are targeted by the new US regulation, clamping down on US citizens’ tax avoidance. Bu...
Institutional investors face pressing challenges in sourcing and managing collateral for OTC derivatives clearing, and must confront the reality that the issue is one they need to address sooner rathe...
In New York, in the early 1990s, there was a spate of serial robberies where muggers specifically targeted young Puerto Rican bus boys walking home late at night (or early morning) after a shift at a ...
The autumn statement is upon us and the country is eagerly waiting decisions on small business lending, with recent pressures and initiatives demanding a clear Government plan for growth. Clear signa...
Some of my regular followers here at Finextra were curious as to why I have not been blogging lately. I normally write about practical and relevant issues, and it's getting harder and harder for me to...
It is widely expected that technology spending in 2013-14 is going to be centered on Regulatory mandates. It is also expected that this will lead to the backtracking of several change programs that Ba...
By Tom Riesack and Ute Herzog In the ‘new normal’ of highly regulated financial markets, corporate treasurers are feeling the reverberations in their daily activities. Corporates are using swaps to he...
With the increasing complexity of the world’s consumer markets, businesses face various challenges when it comes to expanding their footprint into the different corners of the world. Diverse governmen...