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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
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Latest News
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Trichet shrugs off ECB concerns
As investors continue to express concern over Greek, Spanish and Portuguese indebtedness to the EU, analysts debate whether the crisis is highlighting the fundamental weakness...Read more
08/02/2010 16:37
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Bank freezes quantitative easing
The Bank of England has made the decision that there will be no more quantitative easing (QE) to stimulate the growth in the UK.Read more
04/02/2010 15:55
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Greece to get EU backing
As Greece attempt to reduce their deficit, the European Commission will ask finance ministers to endorse the Greek measures to reduce the European's biggest budget.Read more
03/02/2010 14:38
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Davos 2010 ends with few plans
This year's World Economic Forum, which came to an end yesterday, is already being described by some as nothing more than a damp squib on the financial services' calendar - at...Read more
01/02/2010 13:58
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Davos 2010
The 2010 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, officially got underway yesterday, and is already causing bankers and regulators to clash over certain proposals. French...Read more
28/01/2010 11:25
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King backs calls for reform
Mervyn King is reportedly backing proposals that call for a grossly radical reform of the global banking sector. However, King also added concerns that rushing a reform could...Read more
26/01/2010 15:00
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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
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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.
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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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