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Last year, we performed a major survey in anticipation of the implementation of the PSD and SEPA Direct Debits, to see how the world viewed these areas.  This year, we're doing it again.  Click here to take the survey.

I’ve read the joke before, but it’s nice to hear it delivered with Ozzie class by Kerry O’Keefe (Australian cricket commentator): Oh yes, if you can’t play this track, then click here to read the joke. Anyways, this goes up there with classic cricket commentary moments such as the classic line from the late Brian…

Financier Worldwide recently ran a review of the European stress tests, quoting yours truly a bit.  Therefore, I thought it worth republishing here, and can recommend the magazine if you're not already a subscriber: Tested But Not Tried, Europe’s Banks Deemed To Be Safe Muazzin Mehrban, September 2010 Like their counterparts across the Atlantic, European…

I’ve had a lot of calls from around the world since being quoted on Radio Four’s Today program regarding one Mr. Anthony Ward, or chocfinger as he’s now nicknamed. This is because the media love a good story and this one’s a doozy. It’s all about a man who knows his chocolate, and he’s no…

A press release landed on my desk the other day with the headline: “Identify the movers and shakers in the financial services industry”. It had been released by a new company called PeerIndex. Who or what is PeerIndex? They describe themselves as: “the first company to provide a realistic individual ranking of social authority across…

Sorry about that. Really depressed meself with all that doom and gloom about double dip recessions and, for regular blog readers, you know that I like to take both extremes in an argument so here are 10 reasons why the double dip won’t happen: 1 Double dip implies a global second recessionary wave, but this…