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Shiney Apple people...

I stumbled across this video today which I think perfectly encapsulates the Apple philosophy. Nice to see cutting edge design taken beyond even the iPhone. Now if you'll excuse me I have to pop to th...

12 Feb 2009
Video extravaganza
A Finextra Member

Managing risk, and the Select Committee

On February 11, 2009 the Treasury Select Committee interviewed five senior practitioners of the banking industry. This followed on after several days of interviews with similar figures from other bank...

12 Feb 2009
A Finextra Member

You can't push shit uphill!

So ... we have ourselves a load of bankers (Is the collective term a "wunch"?) who are all very sorry about the fine mess they have got us all in to. Perhaps they didn't know what was go

11 Feb 2009
Sriram Natarajan

Let the X Force be with you!

IBM has released its latest X Force Internet Security and Trends report. See here : http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/iss/xforce/trendreports/xforce-2008-annual-report.pdf These kind of reports hav...

11 Feb 2009
Robert Siciliano

Malicious insider attacks to rise. McAfee has a warning

The world's biggest software maker has warned companies to expect an increase in "insider" security attacks by disgruntled, laid-off workers. With millions losing their jobs there are a p

11 Feb 2009
Elizabeth Lumley

The curious case of Paul Moore and HBOS

The FT helpfully printed the full Paul Moore memo in today's paper here. To be honest his claim that he was replaced by a manager, at the approval of the CEO, with no previous risk management experie...

11 Feb 2009
A Finextra Member

Cost v risk; a catch 22 situation

At Finexpo last week where I was moderating a panel session, the panel of experts representing Euroclear, LCH.Clearnet, SIS x-clear, LSE and the ECB were asked a question concerning the importance of ...

11 Feb 2009
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Paul Penrose

Risk managers: guiding light or pesky whistle blowers?

Goldman chief Lloyd Blankfein won a lot of column inches for an article in the FT this week when he called on the industry to raise the status of the risk manager from obstructive killjoy to guiding ...

11 Feb 2009
Robert Siciliano

Data Scams Kicked Into High Gear, Mr Ming Yang Has a Virus

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Speaker 2/11/09 “I am Mr. Ming Yang, I have an obscured business suggestion for you. Your services will be paid for. Contact mingyang_desk45@hotmail.com” Mr Yang sent

11 Feb 2009
A Finextra Member

Bank Bosses Let Off...Why?

Admittedly, I only saw the news reports last night, but I can’t help having the feeling that the Treasury Select Committee missed a great opportunity yesterday. What the news reports showed was our l...

11 Feb 2009
Transaction Banking
A Finextra Member

Noca is the free paypal for merchants

More competition in the already hyper competitive payments market. A new entrant noca.com is challenging the supposedly old guard. I suppose you can call Paypal old guard even though lots of people st...

11 Feb 2009
Innovation in Financial Services
Iosif Itkin

New MTF web site and trading support in Eastern Europe

It is actually exciting to find out that a new MTF will soon join the market. I would be interested to learn more about the new venue. Unfortunately, no detailed information is currently available, a...

10 Feb 2009
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