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Clearing & Settlement: a coagulation of regulation

Yesterday marked another milestone in the progress of the Clearing & Settlement Working Group (CAS-WG), with our second plenary meeting. This time it was held at the London Stock Exchange ... ......

2 days ago

Things worth reading: 31st May 2012

Things we're reading today include ... Shareholders approve Stephen Hester bonus despite £2bn loss at RBSThe Telegraph RBS shareholders will never recover money they lostThe Telegraph RBS annual...

2 days ago

Russias greatest challenge is still to come

Just spent a few days in Moscow. It’s my third visit here, and each time I find the country intriguing, enlightening, engaging and frustrating. By way of example, the society is still very rules-base...

3 days ago

Things worth reading: 30th May 2012

Things we're reading today include ... Hedge fund 'liar' fined record £3m and bannedThe Independent Three Spanish banks agree mergerBBC Spain in focus as EU readies euro zone economic ...

4 days ago

Why the branch vs branchless debate is futile

I’ve been struck by many nuances of culture and creed lately. There are many examples, but it all comes down to dealing with the customer as a unique entity, not some mass market. For example, why do...

4 days ago

Things worth reading: 29th May 2012

Things we're reading today include ... Glitches halt new Goldman trade platformFinancial Times RBS faces $100m action after trader caught lyingThe Telegraph Government 'damaged' Barcla...

5 days ago

Banks take IT efficiency gains in bonus payments

As mentioned, we had a keynote presentation at the Financial Services Club from Andrew Haldane, Executive Director responsible for Financial Stability with the Bank of England, last week. The present...

5 days ago

Things worth reading: 28th May 2012

Things we're reading today include ... Shareholders set to give RBS chief Hester a rough rideThe Independent RBS cuts ties with former broking armThe Independent JPMorgan replaces prime brokerag...

5 days ago

The Finansers Week: 20th May - 27th May 2012

Our biggest stories of the week are ... The end of 'free' banking In the 1970s, the UK's Midland Bank introduced a new competitive service – free banking. It wasn’t free of course, but...

6 days ago

The end of free banking

In the 1970s, the UK's Midland Bank introduced a new competitive service – free banking. It wasn’t free of course, but it appeared that way. The idea being that if you stayed in credit, they wou...

25 may 12

Things worth reading: 25th May 2012

Things we're reading today include ... Free banking 'a dangerous myth'BBC Head of Vatican Bank is sackedBBC More help for payday loan debtorsBBC EU 'wants Greece in the eurozone&#...

25 may 12

Social media platforms are not the same as social media

Everyone’s now talking about mobile payments and mobile banking. I was talking about that effectively as a core strategic area back in 2004. So it took about five years to become the mainstream bank ...

24 may 12

Things worth reading: 24th May 2012

Things we're reading today include ... Spain injects €9bn into ailing lender BankiaThe Telegraph Eurozone set to abandon Greece – and austerity The Independent EU summit fails to inspire markets...

24 may 12

Did demutualisation fuel the UK crisis?

I was recently asked to make a comment on the UK Building Societies sector. Like American credit unions, most building societies exist in the interests of their members as mutual organisations. They ...

23 may 12

Things worth reading: the European View (7)

This week's view from Europe, courtesy of Edith Rigler : Moving to e-procurement can deliver huge savings – European Commission, 20 April 2012 The Commission estimates the total size of the EU&#...

23 may 12

Things worth reading: 23rd May 2012

Things we're reading today include: Facebook float hits more problemsBBC Zuckerberg loses friends on Wall Street as regulators probe $19bn slumpThe Independent Morgan Stanley subpoenaed over Fac...

23 may 12

Case Study: Barclays Pingit for Consumers and Corporates

There’s a strong dialogue about why new services such as PayPal and Square take off so fast, and the answer is a combination of usability and accessibility. If something is easy and it works, then it...

22 may 12

Things worth reading: 22nd May 2012

Things we're reading today include ... IIF: Spain's bank losses could hit €260bnThe Telegraph Eurozone crisis 'hits mortgages'BBC VIDEO: Will Greece return to the drachma?BBC Pose...

22 may 12

Lázaro Campos to step down; Gottfreid Leibbrandt new CEO of SWIFT

It appears that every time a CEO of SWIFT speaks at the Financial Services Club, they leave SWIFT! Lenny Schrank, the then CEO, spoke at the Club in 2006 and left a few months later; then Lazaro Camp...

21 may 12

Things worth reading: 21st May 2012

Things we're reading today include ... Spain will ask for bailout soon, top financier warnsThe Independent What next if Greece quits the euro?BBC HSBC's Greek branches ready for drachmaThe ...

21 may 12

The Finansers Week: 14th May - 20th May 2012

Our biggest stories of the week are ... The multibranded bank Having made the claim many times that banks are not great at multichannel but excel in a single channel, I got into an interesting debate...

20 may 12

European leaders agree wording for Greece deal

As we approach euro meltdown (join our webinar with GTNews on Tuesday for more on this), I thought it might be worth listening in to the videocall that took place between Italian Prime Minister Mario...

18 may 12

Things worth reading: 18th May 2012

Things we're reading today include ... Fears push up Spain borrowing costs The Independent Europe rocked by Spanish banking crisisThe Independent VIDEO: Spanish banks face credit ratings cutBBC ...

18 may 12

Whiner Dimon, and why consumers are just as important as regulators

Talking with a friend this week, they said that they had found my blog entries a little over the top lately. “Calm down”, she said, “and stop being a rebel without a cause.” But that’s where she’s wr...

17 may 12

Things worth reading: 17th May 2012

Things we're reading today include ... Sir Mervyn King: the eurozone is tearing itself apartThe Telegraph We risk being shut out of financial markets, warns Spanish PMThe Independent Euro at fou...

17 may 12

Mobile carriers are just banks

We talk a lot about the threat of mobile carriers and telecom firms moving into banking and eating our lunch. We cite examples such as NTT DoCoMo buying a credit card firm or Safaricom becoming the b...

16 may 12

Things worth reading: 16th May 2012

Things we're reading today include ... Jamie Dimon passes shareholder vote on JP Morgan roleThe Telegraph JPMorgan Chase's CEO Jamie Dimon survives shareholder pushThe Independent JP Morgan...

16 may 12

The multibranded bank

Having made the claim many times that banks are not great at multichannel but excel in a single channel, I got into an interesting debate last night with the CEO of one UK bank. He was asking whether...

15 may 12

SEPA will survive even if the Euro doesn’t, according to banking industry

We've just completed our annual survey on SEPA and the PSD, which will be released via a free webinar next week [to register, please visit:http://digbig.com/5bgayr ]. The headlines of the survey ...

15 may 12

Things worth reading: 15th May 2012

Things we're reading today include ... JP Morgan chief investment officer Ina Drew 'to retire' after $2bn lossThe Telegraph JP Morgan executives 'set to leave' after $2bn los...

15 may 12

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