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Microsoft to offer free virus protection

A handful of interesting stories caught my eye today all involving malware. It was reported by The Register that a rare example of a Trojan capable of infecting Macs had been discovered masquerading ...

19 Nov 2008
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Premium Bonds Rate Cut Not Matched For Student Loans

I heard on the radio this morning that the prize fund for premium bonds has dropped. The reason given was because of the drop in interest rates, and so therefore the chances of winning money through ...

19 Nov 2008
Online Banking
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Helping to understand the challenges of Faster Payments

FastPayments.co.uk are undertaking a survey into the current state and progression of the scheme following its public launch some months ago. We are interested in understanding an industry view of t...

19 Nov 2008
UK Faster Payments
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London Pub - The French House

I say pub - it's kind of something more. Yes there's a restaurant upstairs but it's not just that - it's genuinely different and a little eccentric. It's tiny. It's packed. The walls are packed with i...

18 Nov 2008
After hours
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UK will recover first

Make no mistake about it, UK will recover first. There is after all only a dozen banks for the government to keep afloat, the giant insurance and re-insurance companies that will suffer from the dele

18 Nov 2008
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What can we learn from previous financial crises?

The recent turbulent events are clearly set to have long-lasting consequences on the global economy. But is there something we can all learn from past financial crises to determine if there is a tried...

18 Nov 2008
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Why Tax Cuts Shouldn't Work...

…at least in the format that HMG is considering. I understand they will be targeting cuts at the low-paid and indebted, which of course is a compassionate thing to do in the circumstances. To expect...

18 Nov 2008
Online Banking
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London Pub - The Lamb

You'll find The Lamb tucked down the end of Lamb's Conduit Street and a short 10 minute stroll from Holborn and Russell Square tubes. The street is also home to one of my favourite bike shops - Bikefi...

17 Nov 2008
After hours
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If I Wanted To Be A Bank Could I Have All Girls?

I read Sriram's blog about having a dream - wanting to be a bank. It got me dreaming. If I wanted to be a bank who might I choose to run it? Being a bit of an alternative thinker I thought - who woul...

17 Nov 2008
Innovation in Financial Services
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Never Mind Tax Cuts, Save Up for the Coming Bail-Outs

Before we get too carried away with the prospect of (unfunded) tax cuts, perhaps the government should be keeping back some of their non-existent funds to bail out other industries. After setting a p...

17 Nov 2008
Transaction Banking
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Internet addiction

Beware - the fact that you’re reading this post could signal that you have an illness. Do you spend six hours a day online? Do you live in front of your computer screen? Then you may be suffering from...

17 Nov 2008
Women in Technology
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Share your favourite after hours haunts with us!

Can it really be that long since I posted my first blog - this review of the Black Friar? Apparently so - not far off two years! How time flies when you're having fun. Well we've been threatening to ...

17 Nov 2008
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