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City bankers lose more than just their jobs

The papers have been filled with fascinating stories about banking over the past 24 hours, including a call for balance sheets and core capital ratios to be a minimum 6%; the Eurozone asking for a single seat at the IMF, rather than the current 10; better supervision of the credit rating agencies; and many more. But…

Is it really you?

Whether it be watches or Windows, Louis Vuitton or Lagerfeld, Bangkok’s street markets have them all. In the alleys and markets you can find every brand for a fraction of its price. The sheer audacity of the stores in the flea markets, selling any branded good as though it were real but for a hundredth…

Is it really you?

Whether it be watches or Windows, Louis Vuitton or Lagerfeld, Bangkok’s street markets have them all. In the alleys and markets you can find every brand for a fraction of its price. The sheer audacity of the stores in the flea markets, selling any branded good as though it were real but for a hundredth…

Bank brands … forget the adverts

We had a great conversation today about bank brands at the Asian Banker’s Retail Excellence Program (I’m an advisor to the program and sit on the judging panel for their Awards). It started with Nielsen sharing some data about a branding analysis project they ran over the last year, across 179 bank brands across Asia….

Bank brands … forget the adverts

We had a great conversation today about bank brands at the Asian Banker’s Retail Excellence Program (I’m an advisor to the program and sit on the judging panel for their Awards). It started with Nielsen sharing some data about a branding analysis project they ran over the last year, across 179 bank brands across Asia….

Bank brands … forget the adverts

We had a great conversation today about bank brands at the Asian Banker’s Retail Excellence Program (I’m an advisor to the program and sit on the judging panel for their Awards). It started with Nielsen sharing some data about a branding analysis project they ran over the last year, across 179 bank brands across Asia….

What is ‘world class technology’?

It’s a question that came up yesterday in discussion with a group of bankers and I often find myself challenged to discuss ‘world class technology’ with folks. This is because they want to be leading edge, innovative, seeking new ways of doing business and driving the engines of the bank with best in class. But…

What is ‘world class technology’?

It’s a question that came up yesterday in discussion with a group of bankers and I often find myself challenged to discuss ‘world class technology’ with folks. This is because they want to be leading edge, innovative, seeking new ways of doing business and driving the engines of the bank with best in class. But…

How to stay off the implode-o-meter

The Financial Times has been writing about the end of the credit crisis this week, saying that BlackRock’s $15 billion deal to buy a portfolio of distressed subprime mortgage debt from UBS, for 75 cents on the dollar, shows things are picking up. Also, Deutsche and Citi have sold $20 billion of similar debt products…