Blog Index

Our biggest stories of the week are … Information as a competitive weapon A year ago, I was hugely influenced by a 16-page technology supplement in the Economist that talked about information wars.  The stand-out quote from that report was from Craig Mundie, Head of Research and Strategy at Microsoft, …

  Our biggest stories of the week are … A few predictions for 2111 … Welcome to 2011 and I hope you all had a lovely, jubbly holiday. And so back to work and we'll spend most of this week forecasting the next year, but first look forward 100 years …

  Our biggest stories of the week are … Is there any competition in banking? So along I go to the Independent Commission on Banking’s (ICB) Hearing this week on bank competition and financial inclusion. For those unfamiliar with the ICB, they are the idea of the UK Chancellor of …

  Our biggest stories of the week are … The SEPA end-date is not the end I had a fun day in Brussels this week. Well, it was fun for me anyway, although I’m not so sure about the conference folks attending as we were discussing the PSD and SEPA …

  Our biggest stories of the week are … Banksquare: the new sharing service from your bank We've talked a lot about how banks are behind the mark when it comes to social media. Now let's take a look at the next generation bank statement … The future of mobile …

  Our biggest stories of the week are … Barclays: Banks Behaving Badly Antony Jenkins, the Head of Barclays Global Retail Division ,appeared on BBC Radio’s Today program saying that the level of consumer complaints to banks in general, and to Barclays specifically, is “not acceptable”.  Looking at the numbers …

  Our biggest stories of the week are … Monthly MiFID Monitor We are pleased to provide our eighth month of monitoring the MTF performances in European Equities trading, in partnership with Thomson Reuters Equity Market Share Reporter (EMSR). The US mortgage crisis infographic I got a nice email from …

  Our biggest stories of the week are … Why banks and socials agree to disagree SIBOS sparked several big conversations this year, one of which is what Generation Y wants from their bank. In particular, Venessa Miemis wrote some interesting thoughts on her blog about her impressions of SIBOS …

  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 …

  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. …

  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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …