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Paul Penrose

Paul Penrose Head of Research at Finextra

Ken Lewis and John Thain: Dumb and dumber

No matter which way you look at it Ken Lewis's bail-out of Merrill Lynch looks increasingly wrong-headed. John Thain - the man who sold the pony to Lewis - has now fallen on his sword after Merrill posted more than $15 billion in surprise losses just three weeks ago. The shock revelation followed the disclosure of early bonus pay-outs to Merrill st...

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When Bonuses Work...

...even for Northern Rock employees. There was an interesting debate on Question Time last night about the bonuses that are to be paid to Northern Rock staff. The views spanned the spectrum, from one delegate who said bonus schemes shouldn’t exist at all – anywhere - to a part-justification of the process. I say ‘part-justification’ because the...

/regulation /retail Transaction Banking

Elton Cane

Elton Cane Digital product delivery at News Corp Australia

The joy of transaction-based recurring revenue

Intelligent Environments appears to have lived up to the first part of its name with the revenue model it has in place with a growing number of customers. Not only does it take a small one-off fee each time a consumer submits an application online for one of its customers' card or bank account products, but the company also takes an annual fee for ...

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Bank Compounds The Mailshot Insult

Incredible. As I indicated in a previous blog, I sent a letter to my bank seeking clarification about my credit standing with them after they had sent me a loan offer priced at the astronomical rate of 19.9%. I asked very clearly for a response that expressly addressed what had changed in my specific circumstances. You won't be surprised to hear ...

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Even charities feel the downturn

A recent Charities Commission report found that one in four charities have seen a drop in donations in 2008 while one in 12 is experiencing severe financial trouble. It is easy to see why this is happening and it’s a sad fact of the current economic times. Consumers are simply being squashed from all directions: council tax, utility bills, increa...

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ATM Blunder Brings Back Memories...

It's amazing how many times this happens https://www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp?id=19530. Presumably, the wrong notes have been loaded in the wrong hoppers...? If so, this is easily rectified...at least it was when I worked in a branch. Back in the old days (someone bring me my bathchair and a nice comfy blanket...), we used to have an ATM card l...

/retail Transaction Banking

Stanley Epstein

Stanley Epstein Associate at Citadel Advantage Group

Shame on you!

There has been news in recent weeks in the press that the banks continue to wield undue influence, aimed at protecting their powers. This time the news comes from Kenya and it's all about M-PESA. For the uninitiated M-PESA is a micro-payments and banking system based on the mobile phone. The service is aimed at mobile users who do not have a bank...

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Stanley Epstein

Stanley Epstein Associate at Citadel Advantage Group

In my next life I want to be a bank!

Today I went to my bank to draw MY money from MY account. Even doing this without the assistance of a surly bank teller costs me money in transaction fees. I do the work, on the bank's equipment on my own account and I have to pay for the privilege. Anyhow even after having accepted this type of abuse over many years and grown used to it, I was in...

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Tackling The Wrong End Of the Problem

I noticed an article in the Press today suggesting that the authorities were now considering creating a ‘bad bank’ (we already have more than one, but I know what they mean), into which could be placed up to £260 billion in toxic debts from the banks. The expectation is that this would free the banks to lend more by replacing those debts with cas...

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Yuvaraj Anandan

Yuvaraj Anandan Program Management at Private Bank

Low inflation vs. No inflation vs. Deflation

With Inflation in India rapidly going down(now at 6-7% from 14% 6months back) and potentially heading into deflation. what & why that would be any good for indian economy in long-run? I think, answer would be very subjective based on who you ask and for India's scenario it would very difference due to high % of unorganized workforces/SMEs. Inf...

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