Humour

Forget Too Big To Fail (TBTF), the real issue is that the global universal banks built between 1995 and 2015 are Too Big To Change (TBTC).  They are changing, but it’s not easy.  Think about it.  These banks have built themselves up into global powerhouses, operating in over 100 countries and offering everything from retail…

A true story. The year is 1990 I’m travelling and getting the last train home.  Arriving at the station, I discover the last train has gone.  Darnit.  I’m homeless for the night.  OK.  Let’s find a hotel.   I look for the nearest telephone box.  Luckily there’s one at the station entrance.  In the telephone box,…

One of the social communities I’ve joined was having a discussion about the greatest literati quotations related to banking the other day.  It was so good that I thought I would share here, especially as it’s Friday … “Once more into the branch dear friends”, Henry the Fifth Branch Manager, William Shakespeare “We cross our…

There are so many examples of banks messing up customer accounts around the world that it would be tough to know where to start … except that as I live in Britain, that’s pretty good place to begin. There media here love to regularly report banks messing up, and so here are some of my…

So it’s late at night and we reach that point in the evening where it’s almost embarrassing.  I love you man.  You’re my best and only friend in the world, y’know what I mean? Having gone past the point of talking about whether the Pope is really a money launderer and Obama is actually a…

I get a lot of spam and scam email most of which is deleted but, as it's Friday, I thought y'all might appreciate the phish that follows …  —–Original Message—– From: Benard Madoff [mailto:midoffnyc@madoff.com] Sent: 08 April 2015 13:54 To: me Subject: Help me Make a difference   Hello Dear I am Bernard Madoff the…