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Community Currencies, a thing of the future by Chris Skinner
Many years ago, I read a book by Bernard Lietaer on the Future of Money, which expounded the ideas of community currencies. These are currencies where you exchange time and other measures of value that are relevant to communities, rather than money which is referred to as a commercial currency. The best example of a…
JWG-IT TechSIG establishes reference solution working groups to fill key MiFID gaps by PJ Di Giammarino
Leveraging impartial research with over 50 financial institutions in 2007, a team of 15 technology vendors, with combined revenue of over €100 billion, has now targeted key hot spots which financial institutions face to comply with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). Over 60% of the 1,000 MiFID requirements are being addressed, with both…
JWG-IT TechSIG establishes reference solution working groups to fill key MiFID gaps by PJ Di Giammarino
Leveraging impartial research with over 50 financial institutions in 2007, a team of 15 technology vendors, with combined revenue of over €100 billion, has now targeted key hot spots which financial institutions face to comply with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). Over 60% of the 1,000 MiFID requirements are being addressed, with both…
Comparasites
I've recently been enjoying the spat between insurers and internet providers, especially as this will spill-over into banking before too long. Here's why. Direct Line – owned by Royal Bank of Scotland – is getting fed up with websites that compare insurance quotes. As a result, they will not have their quotes listed on these…
Technology and Risk are the same thing by Chris Skinner
Yesterday was a fascinating day full of presentations on risk in the morning from a bunch of old CRO’s (Chief Risk Officers) followed by a lunch with a crock of CIO’s (Chief Information Officers). In fact, there was even one CIO who became a CRO … and that’s something that might happen more often on…
Technology and Risk are the same thing by Chris Skinner
Yesterday was a fascinating day full of presentations on risk in the morning from a bunch of old CRO’s (Chief Risk Officers) followed by a lunch with a crock of CIO’s (Chief Information Officers). In fact, there was even one CIO who became a CRO … and that’s something that might happen more often on…
Numbers, Part Three: HSBC
Same bank channel and almost the same bank time … Continuing our numbers story we move to a large galaxy known as Canary Wharf on the outer limits of the London Universe, and focus upon a large, 45 floor, gleaming office block … yes, it's HSBC's Global Head Office. This is the office they threatened…
Numbers, Part Three: HSBC
Same bank channel and almost the same bank time … Continuing our numbers story we move to a large galaxy known as Canary Wharf on the outer limits of the London Universe, and focus upon a large, 45 floor, gleaming office block … yes, it's HSBC's Global Head Office. This is the office they threatened…

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