18 Sept 2009

Who should work in financial services?

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An article in today's Wall Street Journal is a timely reminder to repeat the career advice we often give when asked the question: 'S...
16 Sept 2009

Lloyds TSB - Neelie does it again!

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This is a full-time job - keeping up with the arbitrary rulings of an unelected bureaucrat in the twilight years of a career spent sailing t...
15 Sept 2009

Employment Tribunals as job destroyers

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The avalanche of employment legislation during the past 10+ years certainly has done nothing to make London - or the UK - a more attractive ...

IIR warns on lack of global banking rules

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We usually view the opinions of the Institute of International Finance with a pinch of salt as it is a think tank and/or lobby funded by th...
14 Sept 2009

BIS report: higher taxes on larger banks

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A new study by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS/BIZ) suggests that large banks should be taxed at a higher level to compensate f...
11 Sept 2009

Neelie Kroes dabbles in bonus debate

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We would have been disappointed if Neelie Kroes would not have tried to get involved in the debate about banker's pay and bonuses . Af...

Change of guard at Morgan Stanley

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As John Mack moves from the role of CEO to become Chairman of Morgan Stanley at lot of coverage will be given to his record at the firm aft...

What is 'socially useless' banking?

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Senior Bankers have recently felt compelled to contribute to the debate about so-called 'socially useless banking'. The key question...
9 Sept 2009

London Hedge Funds stay despite tax hikes

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We would not celebrate too early and condone the long-term impact of higher prospective tax rates on London's standing as a financial ce...

Ossie rallies the troops at UBS

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Having undergone an interview with the taciturn no-nonsense Ossie Gruebel when he was the head of Eurobond dealing at Credit Suisse Whit...