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The Finanser’s Week: 20th October – 26th October 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Watch your back door first, rather than the horizons For a long time, we have considered that there will be massive change in banking; that new entrants like Google, Amazon and Facebook will eat the banker’s lunch; and that banks are weak and easy to attack. …

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The Finanser’s Week: 20th October – 26th October 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … Watch your back door first, rather than the horizons For a long time, we have considered that there will be massive change in banking; that new entrants like Google, Amazon and Facebook will eat the banker’s lunch; and that banks are weak and easy to attack. …

Invest Northern Ireland

The Finanser’s Week: 13th October – 19th October 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … My head is in the clouds Like a few other speakers and writers I get around a little and, this week, I had the opportunity to keynote at Dreamforce in San Francisco.  Now, many of you may not have heard of or experienced Dreamforce, so I’m…

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The Finanser’s Week: 13th October – 19th October 2014

Our biggest stories of the past week are … My head is in the clouds Like a few other speakers and writers I get around a little and, this week, I had the opportunity to keynote at Dreamforce in San Francisco.  Now, many of you may not have heard of or experienced Dreamforce, so I’m…

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Things worth reading: 17th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … Moynihan reshapes Bank of America for an era without big legal costs PayPal spinoff seen critical for eBay amid e-commerce weakness Goldman Sachs profits soar on bond market resurgence Exclusive: Goldman Sachs in talks to acquire ETF provider IndexIQ – sources Wonga picks Paul Miles as its new finance boss…

Things worth reading: 17th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … Moynihan reshapes Bank of America for an era without big legal costs PayPal spinoff seen critical for eBay amid e-commerce weakness Goldman Sachs profits soar on bond market resurgence Exclusive: Goldman Sachs in talks to acquire ETF provider IndexIQ – sources Wonga picks Paul Miles as its new finance boss…

Things worth reading: 16th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … Four things we've learned from the results posted by Wall Street giants so far Goldman Sachs profits leap 50% JPMorgan's profit misses; posts unexpected $1 billion legal expense Citi pullback highlights Asia importance The emergence of the counter-free bank branch Bank account switches hit 1.2 million The great British…

Things worth reading: 16th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … Four things we've learned from the results posted by Wall Street giants so far Goldman Sachs profits leap 50% JPMorgan's profit misses; posts unexpected $1 billion legal expense Citi pullback highlights Asia importance The emergence of the counter-free bank branch Bank account switches hit 1.2 million The great British…

Things worth reading: 15th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … Government sells £2.7bn of 'bad bank' mortgages to JP Morgan JP Morgan posts profit of $5.6bn JPMorgan expects another $1bn hit from scandals 'I lost £28,000 mortgage deposit': How to get back money sent to the wrong bank account JPMorgan's profit misses; posts unexpected $1 billion legal expense What…

Things worth reading: 15th October 2014

Things we're reading today include … Government sells £2.7bn of 'bad bank' mortgages to JP Morgan JP Morgan posts profit of $5.6bn JPMorgan expects another $1bn hit from scandals 'I lost £28,000 mortgage deposit': How to get back money sent to the wrong bank account JPMorgan's profit misses; posts unexpected $1 billion legal expense What…