In the context of Clearing and Settlement, we have an issue. The issue is one of transparency, access, interoperability and accounting. The European Commission, Alberto Giovannini, the Code of Conduct and the Monitoring Group have all tried to change this, but it is not changing fast enough. What’s the problem? The problem is that you…
Brussels. 1998. A small, windowless room, in the lower halls of the European Parliament. The euro is almost here and the European Central Bank has just been inaugurated. High value settlement systems are in play and central banks can process euro’s across the Eurozone therefore. Phew! This meeting has been called to find out what…
During the last year, we’ve all enjoyed the rise of social media and social networking, with many of us now happily Twittering, Facebooking, Beboing, StudiVZing, MySpacing, Cyworlding, Mixiing, QQing or whatever takes your fancy. In fact, the numbers are quite incredible. Considering most of these sites had virtually no users in 2006, the fact that…
During the last year, we’ve all enjoyed the rise of social media and social networking, with many of us now happily Twittering, Facebooking, Beboing, StudiVZing, MySpacing, Cyworlding, Mixiing, QQing or whatever takes your fancy. In fact, the numbers are quite incredible. Considering most of these sites had virtually no users in 2006, the fact that…
