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The downside of automated trading

The publishing of an old article about a 2002 bankruptcy-court filing by United Airlines (UAL) on Google news on Monday has highlighted the downside of using automated and algorithmic trading applicat...

12 Sep 2008
Paul Penrose

Swift's new logo shock

In protest at this 21st century corporate mania for re-branding I suggest we go back to the original source material (as legend has it) and give Swift a distinctively groovy, retro feel.

11 Sep 2008
Finextra@Sibos
Paul Penrose

Sibos jetsetters go carbon neutral

Payments professionals jetting off to the Sibos international banking show in Austria next week can offset some of their planet-warming carbon emmissions by taking part in a simple online survey on Fi...

10 Sep 2008
Finextra@Sibos
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So good, it's a waste of time

So good, it’s a waste of time: why banks and corporates need a common language If a colleague were to appraise your work with the words “this is so great, it’s a waste of time”, you might be offended

08 Sep 2008
Financial Supply Chain
Paul Penrose

Cisco's giant phone

This is impressive technology. You can see it in action on this Cisco promo vid on You Tube. And no. I'm not on a retainer.

05 Sep 2008
Video extravaganza
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Club Penguin Day in the market. Had a bad day?

Health Warning: Bearish view follows. Big reshuffle lately in the global power game of market caps. The persistent record volumes on the LSE and others are just the beginning but market value is heade...

05 Sep 2008
Innovation in Financial Services
Paul Penrose

Ibos and Swift at loggerheads over Alliance Lite

Swift chairman Yawar Shah opened an unexpected can of worms when he approached shareholders for feedback on how the bank-owned co-operative could add more value to its members. Obligingly, Ibos MD Bo

04 Sep 2008
Finextra@Sibos
Paul Penrose

Zealous penetrates new markets

Adult Entertainment Capital claims it will be the first BDC ever to focus purely on the "Adult Industry" which has been largely shut out by Wall Street firms. The company expects to announce...

02 Sep 2008
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Bloomberg accidentally releases Steve Jobs obituary

An obituary of Apple chief executive Steve Jobs - who is still alive - hit the Internet last week after someone at Bloomberg hit the wrong button and acccidentally released it to subscribers. It is no...

02 Sep 2008
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SocGen in global hiring spree

Despite incurring massive losses from the credit crunch and its rogue trading scandal, French banking group Société Générale is bucking industry trends by launching a campaign to recruit around 20,000...

27 Aug 2008
Elton Cane

Conflicting views on software and IT services spend

Further to my recent post -- It's not all doom and gloom for financial technology -- I've been reading a few predictions for IT spending in 2009. Some choose to focus on the positive -- for e.g. sp...

20 Aug 2008
Finextra50 fintech index
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HSBC denies iPhone move

HSBC has denied reports that it is considering ditching the Blackberry and adopting Apple's iPhone as its official corporate mobile device. Brenton Hush, chief information officer at HSBC's Australia...

19 Aug 2008

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