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There appears to be a perfect storm brewing in the private equity and hedge fund markets. Similarly you cannot avoid the bad news about Bear Stearns right now with Warren Spector, co-President and co-COO, resigning over the weekend amid major issues over sub-prime mortgage debts.  Warren’s responsibilities included overseeing Bear Stearns’ asset management division, where…

Everyone needs to smile now and then … even MiFID programme managers.  I have failed to come up with a joke about MiFID for two years now, and have decided to stick to think-tanking.  Please help me … As we approach M-Day, please provide your views of the madness by entering our online competition and…

Everyone needs to smile now and then … even MiFID programme managers.  I have failed to come up with a joke about MiFID for two years now, and have decided to stick to think-tanking.  Please help me … As we approach M-Day, please provide your views of the madness by entering our online competition and…

In an eight-page document to the Chief Executives of UK Banks released on Friday, the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) accused the UK Banking industry of being "unfair". The document concludes an investigation into unauthorised overdraft charging complaints procedures.  In softening the blow with an opening "we did see evidence of firms taking steps to…

In an eight-page document to the Chief Executives of UK Banks released on Friday, the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) accused the UK Banking industry of being "unfair". The document concludes an investigation into unauthorised overdraft charging complaints procedures.  In softening the blow with an opening "we did see evidence of firms taking steps to…

View the video from The Banking Channel: here.

View the video from The Banking Channel: here.

I recently went to a conference in the HSBC tower at Canary Wharf.  On entering the building, there’s  a few things that strike me. First, the lovely pair of lions as you walk up to the building.  The lions are feng shui good fortune symbols that you’ll find outside most of HSBC’s global offices, and…

I recently went to a conference in the HSBC tower at Canary Wharf.  On entering the building, there’s  a few things that strike me. First, the lovely pair of lions as you walk up to the building.  The lions are feng shui good fortune symbols that you’ll find outside most of HSBC’s global offices, and…

I recently encountered an interesting conversation between two CIOs of two major European banks.  I won’t say anything more than one was a major French bank and the other a major Dutch bank who both share the same building. The first and second floor are occupied by the I.T. operations of the major French bank,…