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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…

It shows how bad times are when even hedge fund guru’s have to sell their home. Read more …

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…

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…

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…

I’ve said for a while now that Robots would eventually look after all my banking needs, and with the Semantic Web and Artificial Agents, we’re almost there.  But then I see these developments coming out of Japan: and I realise that the future is real robots. I particularly like the way that Robina signs her…

I’ve said for a while now that Robots would eventually look after all my banking needs, and with the Semantic Web and Artificial Agents, we’re almost there.  But then I see these developments coming out of Japan: and I realise that the future is real robots. I particularly like the way that Robina signs her…

I’ve said for a while now that Robots would eventually look after all my banking needs, and with the Semantic Web and Artificial Agents, we’re almost there.  But then I see these developments coming out of Japan: and I realise that the future is real robots. I particularly like the way that Robina signs her…

I’ve said for a while now that Robots would eventually look after all my banking needs, and with the Semantic Web and Artificial Agents, we’re almost there.  But then I see these developments coming out of Japan: and I realise that the future is real robots. I particularly like the way that Robina signs her…

Another excellent collection of folks at the annual Gateway conference, a meeting of British American Business leaders. Sir Wim Bischoff, Chairman of Citigroup, gave the keynote speech all about the impact of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF). Although they have been around for decades, it has only been the recent experiences with Middle Eastern, Chinese, Russian…