Blog Index

Nov 7, 2010

The Finanser’s Week: 1st November – 7th November 2010

Our biggest stories of the week are … Dinners discussing lending and the back office The Financial Services Club has two events this month, that are free to attend for qualifying financial professionals. The first is looking at how to deal with back office peaks and troughs. The second focuses upon the state of Britain's lending…

Oct 31, 2010

The Finanser’s Week: 25th October – 31st October 2010

Our biggest stories of the week are all about SIBOS, the annual tradeshow run by SWIFT … Top Tips for TradeshowsThis year’s SIBOS has three themes: regulation, recovery and rebuilding trust. So, let’s explore these briefly. Chew lips from Amsterdam A discussion with the market infrastructures for clearing and settlement. Banks are just safe keepers…

Oct 24, 2010

The Finanser’s Week: 18th October – 24th October 2010

Our biggest stories of the week are … The future of the City of London The City of London has only been attractive for finance due to its openness, ease of doing business, skills base and low tax. As the government attacks all of these areas and makes it less attractive, will international banks…

Oct 17, 2010

The Finanser’s Week: 11th October – 17th October 2010

Our biggest stories of the week are … Zo good Zo far Zopa We had an excellent presentation from Giles Andrews, CEO of Zopa, at the Financial Services Club this week. The Long Now and #innotribe at #Sibos I was going to write another big piece on a big question that we'll talk about at SIBOS this…

Oct 10, 2010

The Finanser’s Week: 4th October – 10th October 2010

Our biggest stories of the week are … How much gold is in the Fed? Being in New York this week, I decided to relax today and booked a trip around the vaults of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. This was on a recommendation from a friend, and proved to be interesting, especially…

Oct 3, 2010

The Finanser’s Week: 27th September – 3rd October 2010

Our biggest stories of the week are … Beware the Faster Payment Now I get faster payments. Reason: I made one and screwed it up. Banking in 2031 … any different to banking in 1989? I'm having a webchat today with First Direct's CEO, Matt Colebrook, who spoke at the Financial Services Club last Monday…

Sep 26, 2010

The Finanser’s Week: 20th September – 26th September 2010

Our biggest stories of the week are … Who owns the #sibos hashtag? For those who Facebook, Twitter and Flickr, having an out-and-out public spat online is not a good idea. OK, the odd outburst from a cricketer or swimmer may be a faux pas, but a professional social media advocate? Surely we should avoid…

Sep 19, 2010

The Finanser’s Week: 13th September – 19th September 2010

Our biggest stories of the week are … Googling for money My good mate Brett King has just posted some really interesting analysis and stats from Google about how we find out about loans and finances, and the search behaviours therein. The headline data came from Google Australia, with the key trends showing a move…

Sep 12, 2010

The Finanser’s Week: 6th September – 12th September 2010

Our biggest stories of the week are … I've posted a few items about the Deutsche Börse this week. If you can't afford the tech, get out of the market Most of you will know about algo trading. If you don’t, it’s just a fancy way of saying automated trading and if you checkout the…

Sep 3, 2010

The Finanser’s Week: 30th August – 5th September 2010

Our biggest stories of the week are … Bunfight at the Wall Street Corral America has a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), thanks to the Dodd-Frank reforms. The CFPB is a bit like the FBI, but focused upon money. Who could possibly run the CFPB? Making the anti-social banker social I’ve just started a…