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Citi Identity Theft open to interpretation

I really liked Citibank’s US ad campaign against identity theft that ran through 2006, and used many of the ads in presentations to discuss the implications of ID theft.  If you haven’t seen the ads, here’s one of the best ones: But then, in this age of user generated entertainment, there’s always some joker out…

SWIFT maps – a road to somewhere?

I’ve been asked by a few folks to comment on the Investment Roadmap that SWIFT is pulling together with FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL), the Financial products Markup Language (FpML) and the International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication (ISITC). I was going to comment on this roadmap, but restrained myself due to a fairly cynical…

SWIFT maps – a road to somewhere?

I’ve been asked by a few folks to comment on the Investment Roadmap that SWIFT is pulling together with FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL), the Financial products Markup Language (FpML) and the International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication (ISITC). I was going to comment on this roadmap, but restrained myself due to a fairly cynical…

What have the Romans ever done for us?

John Cleese: And yes, all right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us? Chris: Gave us banking? John: Oh, banking – shut up! Read more …

What have the Romans ever done for us?

John Cleese: And yes, all right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us? Chris: Gave us banking? John: Oh, banking – shut up! Read more …

America is dead, long live America

In the eight years since George W Bush came to office, America has suffered 9/11, a costly war in Iraq, a period of economic growth that has come to a plateau and surprisingly speedy end, and a business climate where the next wave of growth is unclear. America is a former superpower. This power is…

Drench … a little bit like Cadbury’s, but different

I’m always intrigued by adverts and how they create viral campaigns and brands.  The last one that blew me away and I now use in lots of presentations is this Dove campaign: Campaigning for truth in beauty such that customers become advocates of the campaign is key.  Why banks don’t create campaigns for real banking…

Drench … a little bit like Cadbury’s, but different

I’m always intrigued by adverts and how they create viral campaigns and brands.  The last one that blew me away and I now use in lots of presentations is this Dove campaign: Campaigning for truth in beauty such that customers become advocates of the campaign is key.  Why banks don’t create campaigns for real banking…

MiFID’s new MTF’s start to bite

LSE reported a 52% rise in annual operating profits today, primarily related to trading which, thanks to bulk discounting to market makers, has doubled in the past year. Combine this with their acquisition of the Milan Borsa Italiana and LSE’s Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) reached £265.2m ($520 million) for the year to March…

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