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A recent survey by TRUSTe reported in the NYTimes showed that over 90% of people surveyed thought that trust is 'really' or 'somewhat' important. 75 percent of respondents agreed with the statement, “...
Google was developed through the bust. Facebook was developed through the bust. And they are not the last ones - good ideas will be bottled up and released with vigor very soon. Interesting intervi
Cost reduction initiatives dominate the capital markets industry as few participants are untouched by the financial crisis. It is very possible some industry participants will not survive in their cur...
When a bank implements a nice, shiny new AML system, Finextra dutifully reports it. The vendor tells us how wonderful the technology is and how it will stop naughty people behaving badly. The proble...
Is equally shared parenting the way forward in order to address gender equality? This article in the Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/feb/19/parenting-shared-responsibility-viv-gr...
It's good to know that there is a support infrastructure for these challenging times. Should you - or a friend - need help, go to http://www.wallstreetprisonconsultants.com Hat tip: Wade
An axiom in business is that we buy from and do business with those who we know like and trust. In the 21st century we have seen CEOs, investment bankers, politicians and those in the highest position...
There! I've said it. When all my school friends were planning careers as doctors, bank managers or Whitehall manadarins, I was taking televisions, radios, motors (and sometimes insects) apart to find ...
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I saw Mikhail Gorbachev in the paper today - and it made me think how two words - perestroika and glasnsot (definitions from Wikipedia below) - came to symbolise the fall of the Soviet Union and the e...
A good example of viral marketing from Barclaycard, which is challenging the public to create a home-made version if its waterslide TV advertisement, in which an office drone travels from work to home...
Skimming is one of the financial industry’s fastest-growing crimes, according to the U.S. Secret Service. Also, the worldwide ATM Industry Association reports over $1 billion in annual global losses f...