Wednesday, March 17, 2010
"The latest financial news covering the european financial markets..."
Check out our interactive edition to read about the shotgun wedding between Lloyds TSB and HBOS and Nationwide's £300 million business transformation
Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Deutsche Bank
is a leading global investment bank with a strong and profitable private clients franchise.
Read More
is a leading global investment bank with a strong and profitable private clients franchise.
Read More
Gold Sponsors
Sony Ericsson,
a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, was established in October 2001.
Read More
a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, was established in October 2001.
Read More
Silver Sponsors
Research In Motion (RIM)
is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions
Read More
is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions
Read More
Platinum Sponsors
Deutsche Bank
is a leading global investment bank with a strong and profitable private clients franchise.
Read More
is a leading global investment bank with a strong and profitable private clients franchise.
Read More
Gold Sponsors
Sony Ericsson,
a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, was established in October 2001.
Read More
a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, was established in October 2001.
Read More
Silver Sponsors
Research In Motion (RIM)
is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions
Read More
is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions
Read More
Blog
Where our team of editors discuss what they think about the current FSTEU Issues.
Huw Thomas
Editor FSTEU
Editor FSTEU
An issue of trust
Public faith in the world of finance is at historic lows. What can be done about it?23 Apr 2009
You need adobe flash player to view this content
Latest News
-
New benefits for cardholders
Rather fittingly on World Consumer Rights Day, Gordon Brown announced that in a measure to tackle consumer debt, credit card firms will be required to change the way they make...Read more
15/03/2010 16:22
Comments -
Cheque and card fraud drops
In the first fraud fall recorded since 2006, losses on UK cards reduced by 28 percent in the period between 2008 and 2009, according to the UK Cards Association. In that time,...Read more
11/03/2010 14:48
Comments -
10 Years On: When the bubble burst
On 10 March 2000, the NASDAQ composite peaked at 5132.52. The burst of the dot-com bubble was imminent and the NASDAQ would crash so spectacularly that it would never fully...Read more
10/03/2010 16:15
Comments -
Cuts on banks as Greek economy
Both the National Bank of Greece SA and Alpha Bank SA were cut to "hold" from "buy" at Deutsche Bank AG yesterday after the German firm cited concerns that its European...Read more
09/03/2010 18:04
Comments -
European version of IMF being considered
The European Commission had confirmed that it may set up a version of the International Monetary Fund to help boost the eurozone's financial stablity. The call comes as part of...Read more
09/03/2010 08:02
Comments -
Smart economy targets for EU
The European Commission has warned that the eurozone must "foster innovation" if it is to compete successfully over the next decade. The warning comes after the unveiling of the...Read more
04/03/2010 15:35
Comments
Editor’s Choice
-
The great executive pay limits debate
After City minister Lord Myners warned that bankers who take "reckless risks" with investments could be stripped of future bonuses, executive pay limits could soon find...Read more -
Are Swiss bank accounts safe havens today?
The Swiss bank UBS AG has been fined US$13.3 million (8.9 million euros) this week after management failures allowed employees to make unauthorized trades with customers'...Read more -
The good bank bad bank conundrum
The concept of "Good Bank Bad Bank" goes back all the way to the days of the Great Depression. As bank after bank began to fail in the wake of the stock market crash of 1929,...Read more -
Mobile banking services: finance's latest fad?
As technologies become more advanced, mobile banking services are becoming increasingly critical to the financial services industry. But the question now facing industry...Read more -
Customer power
How do you define a ‘good’ customer experience? How do you measure it? To find out, Adam Burns put a flower in his hair and took off for San Francisco...Read more -
Iceland’s meltdown
The collapse of the banking system has already rocked the small country and now economists are using Iceland as a textbook case of how to ruin a nation's economy. FST’s Matt...Read more
Readers’ Choice
-
What makes the difference in banking?
As financial products commoditise fast, one key to outsmarting the competition is business process automation. By KofaxRead more -
A change of heart
If IT doesn't work, the bank doesn't work: why technology is the centre of modern banking, according to Danske CIO Peter Schleidt.Read more -
IT 2012
One of the questions we frequently ask ourselves is how large the IT Department will be in 2012. But the real question shouldn’t be how big the budget will be, but who will be...Read more -
The evolution of online banking
Online and mobile banking are once again hot topics as new business concepts like P2P lending, online personal finance and internet-ready phones hit the market. Jozsef Nyiri of...Read more -
Taking the long view
With its involvement in the Eclipse Foundation, and the evolvement of its Business Intelligence Reporting Tools (BIRT) technology, there is no question that Actuate has fully...Read more -
Making a drama out of a crisis?
Anglo-Romanian Bank Chief Executive Thomas Butler explains that the current downturn is merely a blip that needs to be managed through.Read more
Executive Interviews
Worth the risk
Absolute Software’s William H. Pound explains why security is so important when dealing with mobile banking devices.
Read more
Transaction stations
Nigel Cox of BPC Banking Technologies tells FST about the importance of contactless payments and details the need for flexibility in payment solutions.
Read more
To be continued
Maurizio Capuzzo of IPC Information Systems examines the critical need for financial services organisations to invest in business continuing planning.
Read more
White Papers
Financial Services Technology Summit 2010
8th - 10th March
The Financial Services Technology Summit is an exciting, informative two-and-a-half-day event bringing together C-level technology executives from the financial services industry.
Source: www.fsteurope.com© 2010 GDS Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.