Banking became Balkanised after the financial crisis; expect the same fate for manufacturing
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Will we go back to the office?
March 24, 2020The coronavirus epidemic will accelerate changes in the way we work, shop and bank, writes Brian Caplen.
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Who pays for coronavirus?
March 18, 2020Banks have a chance to redeem themselves by supporting both business and retail customers during the Covid-19 crisis, writes Brian Caplen.
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Banking for populist times
March 17, 2020When the economic outlook is uncertain, banks need to respond to their customers’ concerns and fears writes Brian Caplen.
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Artificial intelligence needs smart humans
March 10, 2020Every AI project should have an ethics committee that reports directly to the CEO and ensures that algorithms pass the 'common sense test', writes Brian Caplen.
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Fifty years of growth and inequality
March 2, 2020The Banker’s Top 1000 ranking of global banks is 50 years old in July. Over that period the banking industry has grown exponentially, with large banks becoming ever more dominant, writes Brian Caplen.
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Will Facebook become a bank?
February 25, 2020Bankers' greatest fear is that big tech moves into banking. That reality may have just moved closer, writes Brian Caplen.
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HSBC’s interim CEO makes big changes
February 18, 2020HSBC has set a very firm course, meaning that its next CEO will be driving rather than inventing the bank’s strategy, writes Brian Caplen.
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How will the coronavirus impact China’s banks?
February 11, 2020Chinese banks will take a hit from a rise in bad loans as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus, and international banks need to relook at the financing of supply chains, writes Brian Caplen.
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What future for UK challengers?
February 4, 2020Digital only banks are growing fast and may be too expensive for traditional banks to acquire, writes Brian Caplen.