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Deutsche Bank’s Toxic Derivatives

I have a lovely little presentation entitled "All Bankers are Criminals".  It’s all about the dangers of weapons of financial destruction, in other words Derivatives, and people tend to enjoy it … especially the part about “Greed is good”.  It’s not that I’m against derivatives but, if you believe the stories in Frank Partnoy’s excellent…

Branches – the last word?

Well, my blog on design around  lP instead of branches created a real debate last week.  Now, there’s nothing I enjoy more than a debate and so it’s nice to finally have one online.  About time. As I can see from the viewings, it’s also popular with you guys.  So I have to thank readers…

Branches – the last word?

Well, my blog on design around  lP instead of branches created a real debate last week.  Now, there’s nothing I enjoy more than a debate and so it’s nice to finally have one online.  About time. As I can see from the viewings, it’s also popular with you guys.  So I have to thank readers…

Branches – the last word?

Well, my blog on design around  lP instead of branches created a real debate last week.  Now, there’s nothing I enjoy more than a debate and so it’s nice to finally have one online.  About time. As I can see from the viewings, it’s also popular with you guys.  So I have to thank readers…

And goodwill to all men

’tis the season to be jolly and so, in the spirit of Christmas and recognising the globalisation of solutions thanks to my friends in India, here’s a great way to celebrate this time of year courtesy of YouTube. Meanwhile, for those of you based in jolly old Londinium, Vision in Business (VIB) Events are sponsoring…

Bank designs versus architecture

  I’ve been having an ongoing debate with some people for the last week over branch versus IP architectures, and it is clear that some people are confused so I will try to explain again. The discussion I started last week was all about architecture, which is why I kept referring to foundations.  The discussion…

Bank designs versus architecture

  I’ve been having an ongoing debate with some people for the last week over branch versus IP architectures, and it is clear that some people are confused so I will try to explain again. The discussion I started last week was all about architecture, which is why I kept referring to foundations.  The discussion…

Branches – the last word?

Some of you may have noticed that Michael Goldman has recently joined the Finextra community to blog and has decided to create a debate with me over my blog entry last week.  Now, there's nothing I enjoy more than a debate and so it's nice to finally have one online.  About time. As I can…

Branches – the last word?

Some of you may have noticed that Michael Goldman has recently joined the Finextra community to blog and has decided to create a debate with me over my blog entry last week.  Now, there's nothing I enjoy more than a debate and so it's nice to finally have one online.  About time. As I can…

Branches – the last word?

Some of you may have noticed that Michael Goldman has recently joined the Finextra community to blog and has decided to create a debate with me over my blog entry last week.  Now, there's nothing I enjoy more than a debate and so it's nice to finally have one online.  About time. As I can…