16 Oct 2013

Hector Sants may have benefited from Coaching

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News that another senior finance professional - this time Hector Sants, Barclays Bank's Head of compliance - needs to take time off ...
10 Sept 2013

More Swaps, more Risks

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Glad to see that another swap market  (Chinese Yuan) seems to be in rude health, but nearly all swaps are facilitated by a bank acting as co...
22 Aug 2013

Government Mis-Selling Scandal

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Having been on the receiving end of many a sales call trying to convince me of the necessity of buying identity theft protection for my cred...
20 Aug 2013

CMI should know better - no point in meaningless comparisons

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When the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) proclaims that women on average receive a lower bonus than men one has to wonder what purpos...

FATCA - Testimony to EU Incompetence

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While no one can blame the US for perpetrating legislative overreach as long as it gets away with it the oppressive  FATCA  legislation woul...
17 Jun 2013

Co-op Bank: Slaughter of the Innocents?

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Talk of bailing-in holders of certain bonds demonstrates that investors and depositors in European Banks are well-advised to be ultra cautio...
13 Jun 2013

Hester to leave RBS by 'mutual agreement'

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Replacing the CEO? No problem, George Osborne can try his hand on running a real business, and his friend/buddy Cameron can fill the role of...
10 Jun 2013

Bureaucrats to run UK Financial Sector

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The Great, the Good and the Not-so-Good are slowly taking over the running of the UK Financial Sector. After all, it the Establishment manag...
22 May 2013

EU Bonus Cap - Welfare for all is ultimate destination!

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One may agree with this policy  ( EU casts wider net for Bank Bonuses, CNBC ) or not - but there will be many side-effects, intended or not...
7 May 2013

Commerzbank defeated in Bonus Fight

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All managers involved in employee compensation will be well advised to study the implications of this protracted legal case (see here  and h...