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Clearing & Settlement: a coagulation of regulation

Yesterday marked another milestone in the progress of the Clearing & Settlement Working Group (CAS-WG), with our second plenary meeting. This time it was held at the London Stock Exchange … … and discussed the progress of the four Subject Groups that were created after our first meeting at the beginning of March. Since then,…

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Lázaro Campos to step down; Gottfreid Leibbrandt new CEO of SWIFT

It appears that every time a CEO of SWIFT speaks at the Financial Services Club, they leave SWIFT! Lenny Schrank, the then CEO, spoke at the Club in 2006 and left a few months later; then Lazaro Campos spoke at the Club in March and guess what, he’s off. Wonder when we’ll invite Gottfried Leibbrandt,…

SEPA will survive even if the Euro doesn’t, according to banking industry

We've just completed our annual survey on SEPA and the PSD, which will be released via a free webinar next week [to register, please visit:http://digbig.com/5bgayr]. The headlines of the survey were released today for EBADay, and so here's the full press release: SEPA will survive even if the Euro doesn't according to banking industry Strong…

“Just Business” by Geraint Anderson

I’ve just finished reading Geraint Anderson’s book, Just Business.  I’m reading it partly because Geraint’s going to be a guest at the Financial Services Club in June, when he launches his new book Payback Time, so I want to be prepped, and also because it’s a fun read reminding me in places of the humour and…

“Just Business” by Geraint Anderson

I’ve just finished reading Geraint Anderson’s book, Just Business.  I’m reading it partly because Geraint’s going to be a guest at the Financial Services Club in June, when he launches his new book Payback Time, so I want to be prepped, and also because it’s a fun read reminding me in places of the humour and…

Is there a future for cash?

The debate about cash is a regular one, and it does roll on and on. Last week’s debate at the Financial Services Club is no exception, and was argued well by heavyweights in opposing corners. In the case for cash, Adam Lawrence of the Royal Mint and Ken Howells of the LINK ATM network put…

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Is there a future for cash?

The debate about cash is a regular one, and it does roll on and on. Last week’s debate at the Financial Services Club is no exception, and was argued well by heavyweights in opposing corners. In the case for cash, Adam Lawrence of the Royal Mint and Ken Howells of the LINK ATM network put…

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Sustainable values-based banks outperform traditional mainstream banks

I'm putting this on the blog, because we have a meeting planned for March 26th that will talk all about sustainable banking: A new study shows that sustainable values-based banks, which base their decisions first and foremost on the needs of people and the environment, are outperforming traditional mainstream banks in many areas, including financial indicators…

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Sustainable values-based banks outperform traditional mainstream banks

I'm putting this on the blog, because we have a meeting planned for March 26th that will talk all about sustainable banking: A new study shows that sustainable values-based banks, which base their decisions first and foremost on the needs of people and the environment, are outperforming traditional mainstream banks in many areas, including financial indicators…

Mintel

Do you want to sort out the barriers to Clearing & Settlement?

This week saw the inaugural meeting of the Clearing & Settlement Working Group (CAS-WG), which was well attended by over 100 industry figures from all parts of the investment markets and hosted at BT’s City Head Office in St Paul’s (BT are the first sponsor of the CAS-WG). The CAS-WG has been initiated by the…

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