Blog Index

Our biggest stories of the past week are … The five greatest risks to banks Banks are considered to be stable, reliant and dull by the world, or that’s what we would like them to be. Instead banks are inherently risk managers, as we have now specifically realised in the past five years. Banks can……

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Banks should not be political pawns I received an email on my recent blogs about remittances and Somalia from one reader, Knut Flottorp, and thought it worth posting on the blog to add to the debate. The banks will have problems with Somalia no matter what……

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Banks should not be political pawns I received an email on my recent blogs about remittances and Somalia from one reader, Knut Flottorp, and thought it worth posting on the blog to add to the debate. The banks will have problems with Somalia no matter what……

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Wake me up before September ends It’s August and September is imminent.  What happens in September? The Financial Services Club begins its new season of meetings? Yes.  The world starts preparing for the end of summer / start of summer, dependent upon which hemisphere you live in? …

Our biggest stories of the past week are … 61% of US internet users bank online Pew Research is always producing interesting reports, but this one specifically caught my attention this week: 51% of US adults bank online. Over half of Americans are banking online or, if you translate that into those who use the…

Our biggest stories of the past week are … You bunch of losers Blah, blah, blah goes the talking head on the news. Banks … bad … money … sell … losses … Groan, moan, dull, boring. Ripoff … scandal … government … economy … bonuses … fatcat … Depressing, stop it, shut… Why does…

Our biggest stories of the past week are … You bunch of losers Blah, blah, blah goes the talking head on the news. Banks … bad … money … sell … losses … Groan, moan, dull, boring. Ripoff … scandal … government … economy … bonuses … fatcat … Depressing, stop it, shut… Why does…

Our biggest stories of the past week are … The African bank crisis and remittances I’m on holiday in Africa to get away from it all, but just to show that banking is a global business, there’s an ongoing banking crisis relating to Africa. I’ve been tracking the issue – that Barclays is in the… …

Our biggest stories of the past week are … A £30 billion banking mess (but it's getting sorted out) I hosted a dinner this week, where a group of senior bank executives involved in cleaning up the PPI mess gathered to debate and discuss what had been learnt from the experience. For those overseas readers…

Our biggest stories of the past week are … The customer is … not always right I just found a great website called Not Always Right that tells the staff side of humorous or challenging customer experiences in the USA. It’s brilliant. Here are my faves that relate to banks.  UK banking overhaul continues We…