Humour

I received an email with this great story which you may have seen but, just in case, is worth sharing here. How do taxes work? Suppose that once a week, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to £100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our…

Ok, it’s my final work day before jetting off for the annual jamboree that is SIBOS. This year’s SIBOS has three themes: regulation, recovery and rebuilding trust. So, let’s explore these briefly. And, just in case you are not going to SIBOS, you might learn something too as these are my top tips for all…

Now I get faster payments. Reason: I made one and screwed it up. The other day I was online, doing banking stuff and, as Her Majesty Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Tax Office is forcing all of us to start doing things online, I sent in my VAT declaration electronically. No big deal and, after a…

For much of my professional life I’ve worked for large American corporations. It wasn’t until last weekend that I realised why these corporations were so dysfunctional. The realisation came about because of Mark Hurd’s resignation as CEO of Hewlett Packard, and it just so happened that I used to work with Mark at his previous…

We've been lucky enough to receive the outline opening pages of the fourth instalment of the Millennium series.  These are the books about Lisbeth Salander, the Girl with the Dragon Tatto who Played with Fire and Kicked the Hornet's Nest. The pages from the fourth book are only a little of the remaining book, released…

ANZ in Australia has been subjected to an assault over their latest ads being anti-bank staff.  The ads use Gingis Khan Barbara as a role model of bank service.  Having watched the ads four or five times now, they're just very funny.  Here's my favourite: Having said that, they do remind me a lot of…