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| Blog Name: | The Finanser |
| Url: | http://www.thefinanser.co.uk/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | Banking, Banks, Finance |
| Description: | Everything about the impact of how changes in society and technology affect banking yesterday, today and tomorrow. |
| Popularity: | 78 Followers |
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The Finanser's Week: 2nd November 2009 - 8th November 2009
The biggest news stories of the week include:Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA): cross-border direct debits now a reality (Europa)Taxpayers hit for £28.7bn more amid banks break-up (Independent)FSA's
The biggest news stories of the week include:Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA): cross-border direct debits now a reality (Europa)Taxpayers hit for £28.7bn more amid banks break-up (Independent)FSA's
America is bleeding
Fascinating charts from Nathan at Flowing Data which show that US unemployment shot up by four percentage points from 5.8% to 9.8% between 2008 and 2009 (doubleclick to enlarge): Bearing in mind this does not include part-time workers or those who have given up looking for work, the actual rate is probably more like 25% according to Pau
Fascinating charts from Nathan at Flowing Data which show that US unemployment shot up by four percentage points from 5.8% to 9.8% between 2008 and 2009 (doubleclick to enlarge): Bearing in mind this does not include part-time workers or those who have given up looking for work, the actual rate is probably more like 25% according to Pau
Great cartoon
One of the few cartoons that made me laugh out loud ... All credit: David Haldane, the Times
One of the few cartoons that made me laugh out loud ... All credit: David Haldane, the Times
Update from First Direct's CEO on their social experiment
Matt Colebrook, First Direct's Chief Executive, has just written his initial observations about their social media experiment. Interesting words:“It’s now over four weeks since we launched our pioneering ‘live’ site and we’ve been overwhelmed with how it’s been received, over 2000 comments to date on a wide variety of topics.“We’ve also seen a huge amount of positive comments about the site in the press, online and in social media. People have described it as bra
Matt Colebrook, First Direct's Chief Executive, has just written his initial observations about their social media experiment. Interesting words:“It’s now over four weeks since we launched our pioneering ‘live’ site and we’ve been overwhelmed with how it’s been received, over 2000 comments to date on a wide variety of topics.“We’ve also seen a huge amount of positive comments about the site in the press, online and in social media. People have described it as bra
Gimme all your money ... and hugs and kisses too
Fascinating wee blog called Bank Notes, dedicated to banks and the notes robbers use. The notes range from the obvious: 'Give me all your money', to the sublime: '$250,000', to the ridiculous: 'Give me money or I will blow up a school'.It also tracks which are successful and which are not and provides some interesting advice, such as: "90% of bank robbers use the hats/hoods/sunglasses disguise. They like to blend in with other customers until they reach the teller window, where they display a robbery note or gun … 'If you see a gu
Fascinating wee blog called Bank Notes, dedicated to banks and the notes robbers use. The notes range from the obvious: 'Give me all your money', to the sublime: '$250,000', to the ridiculous: 'Give me money or I will blow up a school'.It also tracks which are successful and which are not and provides some interesting advice, such as: "90% of bank robbers use the hats/hoods/sunglasses disguise. They like to blend in with other customers until they reach the teller window, where they display a robbery note or gun … 'If you see a gu
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