Opinion

Many of us thought it a bit weird that Gordon Brown suggested bringing back the Tobin Tax last weekend during the G20 summit.  The idea is to tax every financial transaction, just a little bit, one or two cents on each … this way you can build up a fund for any future financial shocks….

Many of us thought it a bit weird that Gordon Brown suggested bringing back the Tobin Tax last weekend during the G20 summit.  The idea is to tax every financial transaction, just a little bit, one or two cents on each … this way you can build up a fund for any future financial shocks….

When talking with bankers, they refer to banking as "a utility". It’s just something that’s there, like gas and electricity. It’s not valuable or differentiated and no-one wakes up wondering how their payment will take place. That’s why it’s not priced or serviced as something of value, but just thrown out there and use it…

When talking with bankers, they refer to banking as "a utility". It’s just something that’s there, like gas and electricity. It’s not valuable or differentiated and no-one wakes up wondering how their payment will take place. That’s why it’s not priced or serviced as something of value, but just thrown out there and use it…

In the final part of our six part series studying whether bankers are good or bad for society, we look at how banking might change tomorrow and particularly the influence of the Chinese and Islamic Financing principles: Part One: Why Bankers are essential for society Part Two: A Bankers pivotal role between good and bad…

In the final part of our six part series studying whether bankers are good or bad for society, we look at how banking might change tomorrow and particularly the influence of the Chinese and Islamic Financing principles: Part One: Why Bankers are essential for society Part Two: A Bankers pivotal role between good and bad…