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Do banks really know their customers?

I recently organised two debates at the Financial Services Club entitled "This House Believes We Really Know Our Customers".  Both debates focused upon fraud and money laundering (AML) and the vote at the end of both debates resulted in a resounding rejection … as in this house believes we really don’t know our customers.  I…

Do banks really know their customers?

I recently organised two debates at the Financial Services Club entitled "This House Believes We Really Know Our Customers".  Both debates focused upon fraud and money laundering (AML) and the vote at the end of both debates resulted in a resounding rejection … as in this house believes we really don’t know our customers.  I…

The Future of Finanical Crises -Merton and Scholes at IAFE NYC

The International Association of Financial Engineers is bringing in two heavy hitters to discuss the future of financial crises — Robert C. Merton and Myron S. Scholes (If you have to ask, this probably isn’t for you), but: Robert C. Merton is the John and Natty McArthur University Professor, Harvard Business School & IAFE Senior…

The Future of Finanical Crises -Merton and Scholes at IAFE NYC

The International Association of Financial Engineers is bringing in two heavy hitters to discuss the future of financial crises — Robert C. Merton and Myron S. Scholes (If you have to ask, this probably isn’t for you), but: Robert C. Merton is the John and Natty McArthur University Professor, Harvard Business School & IAFE Senior…

Financial Insights – Top 10 Trends in Banking — The Teaser

And the top three: Information lifecycle management rather than just information management Technology refresh, or Dynamic IT, which involves wrapping new technology around old legacy systems. Sounds like a new name for Saas. It also seems to me that wrapping legacy systems by itself, without a larger strategy for moving forward, risks getting stuck with…

Financial Insights – Top 10 Trends in Banking — The Teaser

And the top three: Information lifecycle management rather than just information management Technology refresh, or Dynamic IT, which involves wrapping new technology around old legacy systems. Sounds like a new name for Saas. It also seems to me that wrapping legacy systems by itself, without a larger strategy for moving forward, risks getting stuck with…

The future of trading

I recently chaired a breakfast meeting on the future of trading with three key figures from the industry: John Serocold, Director, London Investment Banking Association; Wolfgang Eholzer, Head of Trading Systems Design, Eurex; and Eli Lederman, Managing Director, Electronic and Agency Trading Services, Morgan Stanley.  I thought you might be interested in their views, so…

The future of trading

I recently chaired a breakfast meeting on the future of trading with three key figures from the industry: John Serocold, Director, London Investment Banking Association; Wolfgang Eholzer, Head of Trading Systems Design, Eurex; and Eli Lederman, Managing Director, Electronic and Agency Trading Services, Morgan Stanley.  I thought you might be interested in their views, so…