Co-operative Financial Services's integration and change director, Phil Lee, tells The Banker how it is upgrading its core systems in the midst of a merger with Britannia Building Society.
Can Twitter predict the stock market?
August 1, 2011Research pointing to a link between Twitter users' emotional state and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has inspired Europe’s first social media-based hedge fund. But is such an indicator just too good to be true?
Intraday cash management: why banks must get to grips with their money
June 30, 2011SmartStream's CEO Philippe Chambadal and senior product manager Phil Cantor discuss the importance of intraday cash management in helping financial institutions save money, stay competitive and avoid regulatory pressure.
Rapid datacentre turnaround proves fruitful for Nomura
June 30, 2011Nomura's global head of IT infrastructure tells The Banker how a mammoth and swiftly completed datacentre migration project has saved the bank about £9m a year.
The new global transaction services landscape
June 30, 2011Since the financial crisis, global transaction services have played an increasingly important role in many a bank's operations, but market conditions are increasingly tough.
Cash management: taking stock and looking forward
June 30, 2011Paul Camp, global head of Cash Management Financial Institutions at Deutsche Bank, looks at the current industry landscape and how the business will develop over the coming years.
Co-operation key to survival in new era of cash management
June 30, 2011An increasingly competitive transaction banking landscape, has led to worries from some cash management providers about the feasibility of continuing to provide the same scope of coverage they once did.
Steady growth in Asia-Pacific beyond China and Japan
June 30, 2011China still dominates the Asia-Pacific top 25 and there are few changes compared with last year, however, the rest of the region is showing there is steady progress being made beyond the banking giants of its most dominant country.
China’s march to the top continues
June 30, 2011With 101 banks now in the Top 1000 ranking, Chinese banks are continuing their pursuit of the leading positions in the listing. This year's results also allay some fears about the soundness of the country's banking sector.
Japanese banks show signs of recovery
June 30, 2011The past few Top 1000 rankings have been characterised by a decline in the Japanese banking sector. However, figures for this year – taken before devastating earthquake hit the north-east of the country – show a reversal in fortune for Japan's banks.