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The New Rules of Marketing in the Real World

I’m intrigued to see that the latest methods of marketing are to create real life experiences in the real world with the launch of  "Pot Noodle: the Musical" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year.  A festival that exists, in part, thanks to the benefaction of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s sponsorship. As you would…

The fear of foreigners

I would like to say it amazes me that Europe’s countries are still very insular and resistant to open access and open borders for open business … but it does not. This week, it is the Germans who are being accused of protectionism. On Wednesday, Germany introduced the concept of a law that would outlaw…

The fear of foreigners

I would like to say it amazes me that Europe’s countries are still very insular and resistant to open access and open borders for open business … but it does not. This week, it is the Germans who are being accused of protectionism. On Wednesday, Germany introduced the concept of a law that would outlaw…

The fear of foreigners

I would like to say it amazes me that Europe’s countries are still very insular and resistant to open access and open borders for open business … but it does not. This week, it is the Germans who are being accused of protectionism. On Wednesday, Germany introduced the concept of a law that would outlaw…

Money for nothing, and my ticks for free

BATS recently extended their market data feeds into free real-time feeds for AOL and Yahoo! Finance users. In recognition of this move, NASDAQ OMX now delivers free real-time market data to Google, the Wall Street Journal, CNBC and Xignite. Real-time market data for free on public websites for millions of consumers at home to access….

Money for nothing, and my ticks for free

BATS recently extended their market data feeds into free real-time feeds for AOL and Yahoo! Finance users. In recognition of this move, NASDAQ OMX now delivers free real-time market data to Google, the Wall Street Journal, CNBC and Xignite. Real-time market data for free on public websites for millions of consumers at home to access….

That Was The Week That Was

Absolutely nothing to do with banking but, as I think of this as a dialogue, I wanted to share a few stories with the Finanser community that made me smile this week, as well as made me proud to be in Europe. First was the Swedish court case against Apoteker, the state-run pharmacy.  Two chaps…

How recessions change financial behaviours, Part 2

We use the word crisis to mean danger and opportunity, and yesterday I blogged about what that means for local communities, who are using the current crisis to create local currencies. Today, it’s time to take a reality check regarding property.  For some, buying a house is an investment, for others it is a home,…

How recessions change financial behaviours, Part 2

We use the word crisis to mean danger and opportunity, and yesterday I blogged about what that means for local communities, who are using the current crisis to create local currencies. Today, it’s time to take a reality check regarding property.  For some, buying a house is an investment, for others it is a home,…

How recessions change financial behaviours, Part 2

We use the word crisis to mean danger and opportunity, and yesterday I blogged about what that means for local communities, who are using the current crisis to create local currencies. Today, it’s time to take a reality check regarding property.  For some, buying a house is an investment, for others it is a home,…

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