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What is ‘value add’?

I’ve been hung up with office bingo for years and hate it when you hear words and phrases like scenario, paradigm shift and value-added.  The reason is that the phrases are meaningless buzzwords that people throw out to sound intelligent but often just sound like a complete pratt. "Oh yes, let’s run this scenario up…

What is ‘value add’?

I’ve been hung up with office bingo for years and hate it when you hear words and phrases like scenario, paradigm shift and value-added.  The reason is that the phrases are meaningless buzzwords that people throw out to sound intelligent but often just sound like a complete pratt. "Oh yes, let’s run this scenario up…

Where did all of Northern Rock’s customers go?

Once news has broken, it becomes an avalanche. Jerome Kerviel loses €5 billion … 7,000 news items later and it’s old news. Credit Suisse panned over an unexpected $2.85 billion write-down … 2,000 new items later and it’s old news. Northern Rock goes down the toilet, can’t find a buyer and is nationalised … yep,…

Where did all of Northern Rock’s customers go?

Once news has broken, it becomes an avalanche. Jerome Kerviel loses €5 billion … 7,000 news items later and it’s old news. Credit Suisse panned over an unexpected $2.85 billion write-down … 2,000 new items later and it’s old news. Northern Rock goes down the toilet, can’t find a buyer and is nationalised … yep,…

The Banking Jungle Book: Wolves, Lions and Chickens

Over the weekend, there were lots of references to animals in banking.    It started with the Financial Times discussing the issues of Jerome Kerviel and the fact that traditional commercial bankers should stay out of investment banking.  In this context, it refers to most bankers as chickens, whilst investment bankers are like a pride…

The Banking Jungle Book: Wolves, Lions and Chickens

Over the weekend, there were lots of references to animals in banking.    It started with the Financial Times discussing the issues of Jerome Kerviel and the fact that traditional commercial bankers should stay out of investment banking.  In this context, it refers to most bankers as chickens, whilst investment bankers are like a pride…

The Banking Jungle Book: Wolves, Lions and Chickens

Over the weekend, there were lots of references to animals in banking.    It started with the Financial Times discussing the issues of Jerome Kerviel and the fact that traditional commercial bankers should stay out of investment banking.  In this context, it refers to most bankers as chickens, whilst investment bankers are like a pride…

Facebook, MySpace and Bebo have a hiccup

Maybe all the talk of Facebook’s privacy policies being a concern are finally having an impact on people networking online as Facebook had it’s first drop in usage in January.  According to Nielsen’s ratings, the number of unique visitors in Britain fell from 8.9 million people in December 2007 to 8.5 million in January 2008. …

Where’s the best place to head office the bank?

"Where’s the best place to head office the bank?" is a question asked regularly by folks like HSBC, and the answer may be quite surprising. Obviously, key contenders would be London, Paris, Frankfurt, New York, Chicago, Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore … in fact, any of these could be appropriate.  Most banks decide based upon…

Where’s the best place to head office the bank?

"Where’s the best place to head office the bank?" is a question asked regularly by folks like HSBC, and the answer may be quite surprising. Obviously, key contenders would be London, Paris, Frankfurt, New York, Chicago, Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore … in fact, any of these could be appropriate.  Most banks decide based upon…

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