On October 1st, Haydn Shaughnessy led a seminar at SIBOS in Boston, United States. SIBOS is the world’s premier financial services event, an annual conference, exhibition and networking event organised by SWIFT for the financial industry. The topic of the seminar was Innovation and Banking. As a preparation for the seminar, we were asked by… Continue reading Innovation Capabilities in Banking
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Game changers in Financial Technology
New technologies transform both life of the customer and the business life cycle. Innovation and advanced technology increase value of products and services offered by nowadays organisations. Recently I have been reading a lot about innovation in the financial sector and how important it is for banks to become relevant to their customers by adopting… Continue reading Game changers in Financial Technology
Lithuania adopts the Euro in January 2015
The European Union is recovering from a profound economic and financial crisis which at its worst moments raised questions over the future viability of the euro, the most ambitious project in the process of European integration. The Greek government’s announcement in late 2009 that the country’s public finances were in far worse shape than anyone… Continue reading Lithuania adopts the Euro in January 2015
SWIFT African Regional Conference 2014
SWIFT, The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, provides a network that enables financial institutions worldwide to send and receive financial transactions in a secure, standardized and reliable environment. Established in 1973 and being a member owned cooperative, SWIFT has become the industry standard for financial messages between many thousands of banks. SWIFT organises the… Continue reading SWIFT African Regional Conference 2014
The Size of the Financial Sector
The financial sector has become an increasingly important part of GDP. Paris School of Economics and The Economist have published the brief video below, showing development since 1952. The Financial Sectors growth
A History of Financial Crises
The Economist has published a fascinating brief video, comparing the severity of the history´s financial crises. Enjoy! Les Miserables
Revival of Project Finance
In recent years, we have seen only limited issuance of project finance capital market debt in EMEA, with the vast majority of infrastructure funding requirements being met by bank lending. This is primarily due to the failure of the business model, whereby insurers provided a strong investment-grade guarantee to bonds issued by projects. Investors typically… Continue reading Revival of Project Finance
Opal Group European Family Office & Private Wealth conference, Geneva 2013
Last week I attended the Opal Group’s annual European Family Office & Private Wealth conference in Geneva and was one of the panellists on a panel discussion about the world’s emerging markets. The conference was very well attended and a huge success, I thought. There was an incredible spirit amongst all participants and the Opal… Continue reading Opal Group European Family Office & Private Wealth conference, Geneva 2013
Former Prime Minister Göran Persson on What We can Learn from The Netflix Hit Show ”House of Cards”
Last night, one of the leading strategic communication advisory firms, JKL, invited a selection of young professionals from the finance industry to a seminar on the art of communication in the style of Francis “Frank” J. Underwood. Speaking on the topic was no other than former Prime Minister of Sweden, Göran Persson. Lessons from the… Continue reading Former Prime Minister Göran Persson on What We can Learn from The Netflix Hit Show ”House of Cards”
Backstage on Wall Street
On Saturday mornings, I like to browse and digest the current weeks issues of Time Magazine and Newsweek. I have subscribed to them since the 1980s and I have piles of old issues on paper, but no more. From this issue Newsweek is published only on iPad and other digital media. This transformation of the… Continue reading Backstage on Wall Street