Contributor: Dean Young
I have been travelling recently, conducting a series of meetings and interviews with customers and prospects from around the globe and there seemed to be a common theme – everyone is excited and investing in mobile channels. But is this at the expense of our traditional face-to-face channels?... read more
Contributor: David Renz
Of course we should (says the mainstream economist). Moderate levels of inflation (2 percent) may be acceptable for they help greasing the wheels of an economy. But, as soon as inflation hovers around the 5 percent level for a prolonged period of time, its true nature becomes evident. Given that we are slowly ridding ourselves from the shackles of a terrible recession, this is all the more worrying because central banks have tried to mop up the mess by injecting unprecedented amounts of liquidity into the system. If withdrawal of these funds comes too late in an eventual recovery, we may be facing an inflationary episode with levels well above what we have witnessed during the period of relative calm since the early 1980s. But even without a proper recovery, commodity prices surging ahead of an obvious cycle could trigger stagflation, i.e, rising inflation without sizeable growth to go with.... read more
Contributor: David Renz
Recently, news broke in Switzerland that the government plans to hold a non-public consultation over the ever-rising Swiss Franc. This sparked a public debate about what the Swiss National Bank could do to stem the tide. Let’s look at what we can learn from this debate for risk management: building scenarios based on the past. Sounds familiar? Isn’t that the usual approach in risk management (and what got all of us in big trouble)?... read more
Contributor: David Renz
When looking at the Greek and Irish calamities over the last couple of weeks and months, the thing that got me thinking was, could this have been prevented? Of course, the thought itself is preposterous! Make no mistake, dodgy accounts in Greece’s case and a banking system that crippled Ireland’s finances are formidable issues. So, those in charge of running the treasuries and debt financing agencies deserve our utmost respect for theirs is truly a herculean task.... read more
Contributor: Kurt Vandebroek
With the introduction of such initiatives as the SCORE (Standardized Corporate Environment) framework, the last couple of years has brought about a surge of interest and adoption of SWIFT by many corporations in Europe, the Americas and Asia alike. ... read more
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