Shaping the future of finance
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
