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Europe’s lack of Unity in Adversity

I’m getting fed up with all this news about the world crashing around our ears as I am desperate to get back to blogging about really important things, like SunGard’s acquisition of GLTrade or Google’s new mobile telephone. But the headlines keep on coming and so last week I wrote “that was the week that…

Forget the bailout plan, here’s my solution to the credit crisis

Forget the bailout plan, here's my solution to the credit crisis Well, that was a surprise yesterday. A pleasant one, but a surprise. The surprise was the number of positive comments about my rant about America. I thought I was straying far too far into political territories, but I was angry so thanks for the…

The end of the American dream

I was asked to make a presentation today about “Is the growth story still on?” at a banking conference. Making a presentation about growth at a banking conference right now seemed like a bit of joke, but there you go. Luckily, most of the audience were from Asia and Latin America, and therefore less affected…

The end of the American dream

I was asked to make a presentation today about “Is the growth story still on?” at a banking conference. Making a presentation about growth at a banking conference right now seemed like a bit of joke, but there you go. Luckily, most of the audience were from Asia and Latin America, and therefore less affected…

The end of the American dream

I was asked to make a presentation today about “Is the growth story still on?” at a banking conference. Making a presentation about growth at a banking conference right now seemed like a bit of joke, but there you go. Luckily, most of the audience were from Asia and Latin America, and therefore less affected…

The end of the American dream

I was asked to make a presentation today about “Is the growth story still on?” at a banking conference. Making a presentation about growth at a banking conference right now seemed like a bit of joke, but there you go. Luckily, most of the audience were from Asia and Latin America, and therefore less affected…

Are Europe’s plans for Banking, MiFID and the PSD irrelevant?

With SEPA, the PSD and MiFID all paling into relative insignificance as the major banking markets explode globally, there are questions about whether the European plan will succeed or is even needed now. Therefore, I’ll be really interested to hear what Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has to say when he launches the 2008-09 season of the…

Are Europe’s plans for Banking, MiFID and the PSD irrelevant?

With SEPA, the PSD and MiFID all paling into relative insignificance as the major banking markets explode globally, there are questions about whether the European plan will succeed or is even needed now. Therefore, I’ll be really interested to hear what Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has to say when he launches the 2008-09 season of the…

That Was The Week That Was

Last week was probably the most dynamic and heartstoppingly frightening any of us have seen in our lifetimes in financial services. The fact we were all in Vienna, and therefore somewhat protected from the ups and downs of Wall Street and the City, did not make it feel that much better when you return to…

That Was The Week That Was

Last week was probably the most dynamic and heartstoppingly frightening any of us have seen in our lifetimes in financial services. The fact we were all in Vienna, and therefore somewhat protected from the ups and downs of Wall Street and the City, did not make it feel that much better when you return to…

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