I am tempted to write a long and deep blog today about EMIR, the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation, and how the more transparency regulators force into our capital markets, the more likely that banking will move into the shadows.
But it's Friday and, having spent most of yesterday at Ladies Day at Royal Ascot (Queen, country and all that), I just thought I would share with you this lovely photo of me and the human cash machine.
Nice ... and that's what I call transparency.
Now then, the Queen was there (pix courtesy of The Daily Wail):
And so were her loyal subjects.
A few examples
Nothing like a lady at Ladies Day is there?
Normal service resumes Monday.
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...