As mentioned the other day, we are a media partner with the first ever TEDx Wall Street, taking place on 30th March in New York. I'll be there, as will many other leaders and entrepreneurs from various industries who will convene at the New York Stock Exchange to share innovative and compelling ideas. Here's the…
Greg Smith, executive director and head of Goldman Sach’s United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, resigned today. He sent his resignation letter to the New York Times. It’s too good to ignore and so is reproduced here in full. Most notable paragraph for me? What are three quick ways to become…
Greg Smith, executive director and head of Goldman Sach’s United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, resigned today. He sent his resignation letter to the New York Times. It’s too good to ignore and so is reproduced here in full. Most notable paragraph for me? What are three quick ways to become…
For the last three years, we have performed a major survey focused upon the progress of the euro and the Eurozone from a payments infrastructure view. This year's survey is now live and we would like to have your opinion. Click here to take the survey The 2012 survey reviews how the Eurozone might deal…
For the last three years, we have performed a major survey focused upon the progress of the euro and the Eurozone from a payments infrastructure view. This year's survey is now live and we would like to have your opinion. Click here to take the survey The 2012 survey reviews how the Eurozone might deal…
We talk about Big Data and information leverage a lot. Banks are underutilising the data they have about customers and should be far more holistic in approach. It’s a theme on the blog regularly, and is challenged by various issues: the appetite of the bank to invest in data leverage; the silo-structure of the bank…
It's a leap year, so I thought I'd celebrate by releasing some new books through my brilliant publishers, Searching Finance. There are two new books released today: Are Bankers Good or Bad for Society? and The City of London: How it Developed into the World's Leading Financial Centre Plus there's an update to a book…
