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A Wall Street Crash through a cyberattack … could it ever happen?

I see more and more these days about cybercrime. The latest thing was a survey that landed in my inbox from PwC, which finds that cybercrime is the second most common economic crime affecting companies in the financial services sector after traditional fraud.  Key findings include: In financial services, cybercrime accounts for 38% of all…

When It Pays to Pay Your Investment Banker

Just stumbled across a fascinating paper about bulge bracket brokers, and whether they are worth their salt or not. Andrey Golubov, Dimitris Petmezas and Nickolaos Travlos of the Cass Business School, the University of Surrey and the ALBA Graduate Business School examined almost 5,000 deals conducted between 1996 and 2009 to find out. They found…

First-Ever TEDx Wall Street

As mentioned the other day, we are a media partner with the first ever TEDx Wall Street, taking place on 30th March in New York. I'll be there, as will many other leaders and entrepreneurs from various industries who will convene at the New York Stock Exchange to share innovative and compelling ideas. Here's the…

First-Ever TEDx Wall Street

As mentioned the other day, we are a media partner with the first ever TEDx Wall Street, taking place on 30th March in New York. I'll be there, as will many other leaders and entrepreneurs from various industries who will convene at the New York Stock Exchange to share innovative and compelling ideas. Here's the…

Virgin Rock’s plans

I've been having a bit of a Richard Branson overload this week. Everywhere I go and look, he's there. He's on TV, in the papers, in my specialist magazines and even at the tradeshows I go to. What's going on? He's got trains, planes, intergalactic flights and more. And yes, he's got a bank. Virgin…

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That Goldman Sachs resignation letter in full

Greg Smith, executive director and head of Goldman Sach’s United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, resigned today. He sent his resignation letter to the New York Times. It’s too good to ignore and so is reproduced here in full. Most notable paragraph for me? What are three quick ways to become…

That Goldman Sachs resignation letter in full

Greg Smith, executive director and head of Goldman Sach’s United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, resigned today. He sent his resignation letter to the New York Times. It’s too good to ignore and so is reproduced here in full. Most notable paragraph for me? What are three quick ways to become…

Research survey: the future of the Eurozone

For the last three years, we have performed a major survey focused upon the progress of the euro and the Eurozone from a payments infrastructure view. This year's survey is now live and we would like to have your opinion. Click here to take the survey The 2012 survey reviews how the Eurozone might deal…

Research survey: the future of the Eurozone

For the last three years, we have performed a major survey focused upon the progress of the euro and the Eurozone from a payments infrastructure view. This year's survey is now live and we would like to have your opinion. Click here to take the survey The 2012 survey reviews how the Eurozone might deal…

Chris Skinner: Competitive Hypocrite

I was defending the fact that there is huge competition in banking yesterday and realised that this makes me a massive, two-faced hypocrite, as I’ve blogged so often to say that there is no competition in banking. How can I be arguing both sides of the case? For those who know me, they know that I…

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