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Where our team of editors discuss what they think about the current FSTEU Issues.

Huw Thomas
Editor FSTEU

An issue of trust

Public faith in the world of finance is at historic lows. What can be done about it?
24 Apr 2009
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Top Stories

Marry in haste, repent at leisure

Lloyds TSB and HBOS: a match made in heaven or the marriage from hell? FST editor Huw Thomas investigates.
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Editor’s Choice

  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • Risk/reward

    Standard & Poor’s David Samuels exclusively answers FST’s questions about managing risk in the shadow of a global financial meltdown.
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  • Diagnosis merger

    The current financial turmoil is seeing a wave of fast-track mergers and acquisitions. Capgemini’s Sean Drewett looks at the risks and opportunities of an accelerating market.
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  • Phish tales

    David Jevans discusses the challenges faced in fighting the global war on phishing and crimeware during the financial crisis.
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  • Labour of love

    For Michael Lardschneider, CSO at Munich Re, security is more than just a job, it’s a passion.
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Readers’ Choice

  • What makes the difference in banking?

    As financial products commoditise fast, one key to outsmarting the competition is business process automation. By Kofax
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  • 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...
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  • 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.
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  • 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...
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  • 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.
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  • 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...
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Executive Interviews

Worth the risk

Absolute Software’s William H. Pound explains why security is so important when dealing with mobile banking devices.
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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.
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To be continued

Maurizio Capuzzo of IPC Information Systems examines the critical need for financial services organisations to invest in business continuing planning.
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Public Sector Technology Summit 2009
17th - 19th November 2009

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