Crime

With 2009 starting on a bit of a downbeat note, after the crisis of 2008, the Financial Services Club thought: what should we do to cheer everyone up? You guessed it, we decided to throw a party. But what's the point of starting the New Year with a party if you're not celebrating anything, so…

With 2009 starting on a bit of a downbeat note, after the crisis of 2008, the Financial Services Club thought: what should we do to cheer everyone up? You guessed it, we decided to throw a party. But what's the point of starting the New Year with a party if you're not celebrating anything, so…

With 2009 starting on a bit of a downbeat note, after the crisis of 2008, the Financial Services Club thought: what should we do to cheer everyone up? You guessed it, we decided to throw a party. But what's the point of starting the New Year with a party if you're not celebrating anything, so…

In a classic story of police being caught out, they recently rushed to a branch of PNC Bank in Montgomery, New Jersey, USA, to respond to an alarm that had been tripped at the bank branch. On arrival, they looked through the branch window and spotted the robber inside, loitering with intent. "This is the…

In a classic story of police being caught out, they recently rushed to a branch of PNC Bank in Montgomery, New Jersey, USA, to respond to an alarm that had been tripped at the bank branch. On arrival, they looked through the branch window and spotted the robber inside, loitering with intent. "This is the…

Breaking news today of the arrest of Bernard Madoff in the USA for defrauding investors of $50 billion … $50,000,000,000 … in a ponzi scheme.  Ponzi schemes are like pyramid sales, where you pay the top of the pyramid loads from the investments of people further down the chain, and Madoff was running the best…

Breaking news today of the arrest of Bernard Madoff in the USA for defrauding investors of $50 billion … $50,000,000,000 … in a ponzi scheme.  Ponzi schemes are like pyramid sales, where you pay the top of the pyramid loads from the investments of people further down the chain, and Madoff was running the best…

I had my first experience of being ripped off by an eBay seller today, after buying 2 tickets for Coldplay at the O2. Having used eBay for six years, everything has always gone smoothly in both buying and selling and, like most eBay buyers, I checkout the profiles of those I’m buying from in depth. …

I had my first experience of being ripped off by an eBay seller today, after buying 2 tickets for Coldplay at the O2. Having used eBay for six years, everything has always gone smoothly in both buying and selling and, like most eBay buyers, I checkout the profiles of those I’m buying from in depth. …

I am really pleased to announce the launch of the Financial Services Club Central & Eastern Europe (FSCCEE), with our first meeting planned for 14th January 2009 at the British Embassy, Jaurèsgasse 12 – 1030, Vienna, Austria. The Financial Services Club was established in April 2004 as a unique service designed for Senior Executives and…