Today's news headline: RBS pension deal 'not justified' (BBC) – "The size of former RBS chief Sir Fred Goodwin's pension is not justified, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has told Holyrood." One of hundreds of news items criticising the £693,000 pension (today's figures) Sir Fred Goodwin will receive from Royal Bank of Scotland. News headline,…
The UK's Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) was increased over the weekend by law from £35,000 to £50,000. This means that for any banking collapse in the future, savers and depositors get their money back within seven days guaranteed, regardless of their loans and borrowings. This is meant to restore some confidence in the system,…
The UK's Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) was increased over the weekend by law from £35,000 to £50,000. This means that for any banking collapse in the future, savers and depositors get their money back within seven days guaranteed, regardless of their loans and borrowings. This is meant to restore some confidence in the system,…
I stumbled across a photographer on the Boston Globe's excellent Big Picture yesterday. The photographer lives in Britain and his name is Jason Hawkes. Jason's really into aerial photography and his images of the City by night are quite stunning. He's also given me permission to present a few of his shots here, so here…
This is my fifth posting about why banking will be free (Parts One, Two,Three and Four). I keep talking about this as it's clarifying my own thinking, and I'm intrigued to see if anyone wants to come up with an alternative. This posting comes around because I was thinking about Banking on the Network and…
This year's social networking phenomena has to be Twitter. Ever since Janis Krums posted the first photo of the US Airways plane landing on the River Hudson on Twitter, everyone has been talking about it. From its creation in 2006, it has now become a mainstream tool for blackberriers, mobilers and netters. What's it all…
This year's social networking phenomena has to be Twitter. Ever since Janis Krums posted the first photo of the US Airways plane landing on the River Hudson on Twitter, everyone has been talking about it. From its creation in 2006, it has now become a mainstream tool for blackberriers, mobilers and netters. What's it all…
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