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I usually ignore press releases that land in my inbox as most are not relevant for the blog … but this one intrigued me and so I thought it might interest readers too … BANKING SALARIES ON THE UP AS BONUS POOLS LOOK SET TO SHRINK An analysis by recruitment specialist Poolia of year-on-year banking…

Just as I post a nostalgic review of fifty years of tech developmetns, along comes a video that says it all about where we are today.   I was going to post  as an addednum to below but it's too good, so here's the new Intel video advert in all it's glory: HT to Jack Schofield

If you thought Lloyds Bank's ads were a bit weird and wacky … … have a look at this one from Umpqua Bank: It's quite nice and dreamy but, urm, what's the message? Community banking apparently. Ah well, I guess the dreamy sort of ads are better than just playing for laughs …    …

Finovate Europe takes place in London on 1st February 2011. Organised by Net Banker, in partnership with the Financial Services Club, and hosted by Club chair Chris Skinner, this first financial innovation showcase event is now less than two months away. Finovate is designed to showcase the most innovative new financial technology products and ideas from…

I had a fun day in Brussels this week. Well, it was fun for me anyway, although I’m not so sure about the conference folks attending as we were discussing the PSD and SEPA … again … as usual. After seven years of gestation, full SEPA was finally born last year when SEPA Direct Debits…

I just received a copy of a new Aite Group report by good friend of all, Ron Shevlin, a guy with an 11-year old Volvo that has a tape deck in it, not even CD ready! (strange things you pick up on Twitter) The report surveyed 166 financial services executives in the United States and…

I’m regularly asked the question as to when the government will get rid of their stake in Lloyds and RBS, return them to the private sector, give a profit to the taxpayer and butt out of banking. I always give the same answer: “when the government needs votes”. The reason for this is the government…

We are pleased to provide our eighth month of monitoring the MTF performances in European Equities trading, in partnership with Thomson Reuters Equity Market Share Reporter (EMSR).  Market Share based upon Euro Value November 2010   October 2010 Source: Thomson Reuters Equity Market Share Reporter   Market Share based upon Volume of Trading November 2010 October 2010  …