Various sites rate banking ads in different ways. Here are a few of my favourites this year. Probaby the one that garnered most attention from a traditional bank is this one from Barclays: … immensely popular for some reason. However, most ads have been from mutuals and credit unions, having a cheap shot at…
The Guardian asks readers to give advice on a dilemma each week. This week's dilemma is: "should I sell my house to the nice people or the banker?" I'm fascinated by the reader's views. Here's a selection, as well as the question in full: After several lean financial years we are selling our £330,000 family…
Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: The Mobile Internet Report (Morgan Stanley) Presentations on key trends in technology, including a clear prediction that mobile internet is the revolution we are experiencing right now. Want to know which technology firms will win in this space? Read the report (104 page pdf). Companies…
In the UK, we've been talking for a while about the issues with our politician's expenses being blanked out. See: It's downright disgraceful. Hiding secret purchases including porn movies and duck houses, how are we ever to trust our leadership again? It's so refreshing to see how America does things so differently with the…
I've been blogging for a while about Vernon Hill's new bank. Vernon created Commerce Bank in the USA, which revolutionised retail banking there. He's now got the green light to launch Metro Bank in the UK. The aim is to launch on February 15th, which is why the flagship branch in Holborn has this wrapping:…
