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Microsoft: an enterprise-class player?

By Jon Milward, director of integrated solutions at Northdoor, looks at whether financial services f...

6th August, 2012

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European Credit Still on the Rocks

Survey of bank risk managers indicates credit for consumers and small businesses remains in short su...

31st July, 2012

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Global private equity activity remains subdued in first half of 2012 as UK bucks trend

By Chris Cummings, Chief Executive of TheCityUK The global private equity sector has seen a signific...

31st July, 2012

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European Investment Bank – the EU’s Northern Rock

At the Brussels EU summit at the end of June David Cameron agreed to President Hollande’s €130bn “gr...

31st July, 2012

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WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT NET WORTH AND HOW TO CALCULATE IT?

Your current net worth is your assets less and debts owed. This amount may be considered by loan com...

30th July, 2012

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Business

Is there something wrong with the way we think?

Once again it’s been a bad few days for the UK’s banking industry. The sector’s already battered rep...

25th July, 2012

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Despite global economic gloom, US property market shows exciting opportunity for investors right now!

Mark Mashiter, Director at Qualitas Property International, one of the top UK based professional rea...

25th July, 2012

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Counterparty Exposure Risk

Counterparty risk is defined by the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) as the risk that a count...

25th July, 2012

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Banking

Basel III – Who has the stamina?

Ted Rees, partner at Crossbridge, looks at the challenges still facing banks surrounding Basel III....

17th July, 2012

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Technology

SkySQL arrives in the UK to help financial services industry cut costs

The oft-quoted maxim that trust is ‘hard to gain but easy to lose’ reverberates particularly strongl...

3rd July, 2012

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Finance

Salary and bonus survey: Risk, compliance and product control

Needless to say, the last year has been tough for the financial services sector. With banks continui...

3rd July, 2012

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Corporate Silo Mentality Is Increasing The Risk Of Higher Fraud Levels

When I hear the word “progress” used in a commercial context, I do sometimes wonder whether the gian...

29th June, 2012