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There’s an elephant in the room

There’s an elephant in the room. Isn’t that a lovely phrase? It’s meant to say there’s something so big that’s in your sphere of business (or life) that it can no longer be ignored. For Barack Obama, it’s terrorism. For David Cameron, it’s the economy. For Chris Skinner, it’s ubiquitous connectivity. There are other elephants…

Sir Ranulph Fiennes caught trying to rob a bank

Like others in the conference hall, I felt a sense of awe as the world’s greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph ‘Ran’ Fiennes, took to the stage to recount some of the stories about his life and travels, including the day he was in court over trying to rob a bank.  Bear in mind, this is…

Ranulph Fiennes

Monkeys should be given billion dollar bonuses

It’s amazing how often Monkeys and Money come up in conversation. First, there is the proof that money is in our DNA like sex.  Monkeys proved it in a Yale University exercise back in 2009. Second, monkeys are continually used to prove that they can invest better than fund managers.  A bit like monkeys make…

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Monkeys should be given billion dollar bonuses

It’s amazing how often Monkeys and Money come up in conversation. First, there is the proof that money is in our DNA like sex.  Monkeys proved it in a Yale University exercise back in 2009. Second, monkeys are continually used to prove that they can invest better than fund managers.  A bit like monkeys make…

Monk_jpg

Princess to Queen

They say that women control most of the spending in the world (or is that men in the world?), so I was amused to see this advert for Citibank during my recent trip to India, as it appeals to this share of wallet. You may disagree, until I heard my male colleague say:  “Yes, and…

Citibank

Princess to Queen

They say that women control most of the spending in the world (or is that men in the world?), so I was amused to see this advert for Citibank during my recent trip to India, as it appeals to this share of wallet. You may disagree, until I heard my male colleague say:  “Yes, and…

Citibank

It’s Thursday so the banks will open

Theo Ousalotmoney: OK guys, time to open the bank. Brancho Tellerous: Oxi (no) … we have no money. Theo: Waddya mean, we have no money? We are a bank? Tellerous: Yes sir, but we are a Cypriot Bank. Theo: So? Tellerous: That means we’re broke. Theo: No we’re not as we’re not Greek.  We’re Russian….

It’s Thursday so the banks will open

Theo Ousalotmoney: OK guys, time to open the bank. Brancho Tellerous: Oxi (no) … we have no money. Theo: Waddya mean, we have no money? We are a bank? Tellerous: Yes sir, but we are a Cypriot Bank. Theo: So? Tellerous: That means we’re broke. Theo: No we’re not as we’re not Greek.  We’re Russian….

The lost cheque and join the dots

Just had one of those days after discovering that I sent my lawyer a cheque and he lost it. Shucks! Shouldn’t be a big issue, so I ring the bank to cancel the cheque. That takes time, but it’s done. I then set up an online transaction to send the money direct to his account….

The lost cheque and join the dots

Just had one of those days after discovering that I sent my lawyer a cheque and he lost it. Shucks! Shouldn’t be a big issue, so I ring the bank to cancel the cheque. That takes time, but it’s done. I then set up an online transaction to send the money direct to his account….

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