Uncategorized
Saturday Night Live’s take on the Crisis and Election
I was going to hold back and post these tomorrow, but they are too priceless. Last night’s Saturday NIght Live on NBC USA has two great sketches. The first is about the bailout vote: The second is a mickey-take on the Palin v Biden presidential debate. It restores my faith in America that they still…
The nationalisation of banking
I wake up this morning to hear of a $16 billion bailout for Fortis, an asset stripping sale of Bradford & Bingley (B&B) to Santander with their mortgage book taken over by the government, and confirmation of $700 billion bailout of banks in the USA and firesale of Washington Mutual (WaMu). Add these names to…
Bradford & Bingley’s trials and tribulations
Speaking of Bradford & Bingley (B&B), I got into trouble this week. You see, they're a bank that's heavily exposed to the mortgage market in Britain and, as mentioned in my last post, they have a £40 billion mortgage book with most of it in buy-to-let (landlords) and self-certification markets. But they also have…
Intelligent Money: Our Future Is Where We Do Not Think About Money, As Our Money Thinks For Us
What is the future?
Learn more about Chris
The Past, Present And Future Of Banking, Finance And Technology
Fintech expert Chris Skinner: countries need digital transformation to remain competitive
Join me on Linkedin
Follow Me on X!
Hire Chris Skinner for dinners, workshops and more
Chris’s latest book
Chris Skinner’s ‘Intelligent Money’ Book Launch Event
Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Finance 2024
Global Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award
Global 100 - 2024 Winner
Chris Skinner - Financial Markets Advisor of the Year - The Finanser - UK 2023
Best Financial Markets Advisor of the Year 2023