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Blog: Social Finance - the resource list
Whilst we were writing our recent 'Guide to managing social media engagement for financial organisations' , we came across a lot of really interesting social finance resources and case studies, many of which didn't make it into the final guide. We thought it may be really useful to compile them all here as a useful resource to see what is being done in the world of social media finance, and why. It would be really good to add to these lists and keep them updated and a good go-to resource so please let us know in comments any you would like to see added. 5 social media misconceptions (and opportunities) in financial services Banks and Other Financials Seek to Reinvent Themselves through Social Media, According to Change Sciences Group Report ( Yahoo News )
Twentieth Century monetary policy can be understood very simply. One can imagine that, prior to the 1980s, the marginal unit of CPI was purchased from wages. That made managing inflation difficult. In order to suppress the price level, central bankers had to reduce the supply of wages. But reductions in aggregate wages don’t translate to smooth, universal wage cuts.
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We are in a time like no other. Those who play the game by the new rules understand that seven highly disruptive new technologies are changing the rules of work. Those who understand the rules of money and finance also know that we are sitting on a debt trap that is proving increasingly hard to finance. They are preparing now. So can you. We are also living in a time when technology is replacing jobs at a fast rate.
10 Financial Innovations That Make Your Life Easier in 2012 - Forbes
If getting a handle on your finances is one of your 2012 resolutions, you’re in luck. A host of new financial services and applications, many taking advantage of mobile capabilities and social media trends, will make financial management the easiest thing you do this year. Even consumers who don’t consider themselves money-savvy may be seduced by the eye-catching simplicity, undeniable usefulness, or fun gamification elements of these innovations. Plus, you stand to save money, better your financial profile, and make your life easier without ever having to learn how to balance a checkbook (thank goodness). Once you take a stab at these financial innovations, you’ll wonder how you ever got along without them. So get a grip on your spending, budgeting and more with these ten indispensible tools.Aqumin’s AlphaVision™ software brings game changing interactive 3D visual interpretation to the financial services industry – enabling traders, portfolio managers, and risk analysts to extract more value out of their quoted and proprietary data. Our approach gives market professionals a larger field of vision and unique insight into real-time intraday activity and historical trends. Using our unique expertise in High Performance Computing, Computer Graphics, and Capital Markets we have built a revolutionary 3D analytics environment that leverages people’s natural ability to think visually. Creating interactive 3-dimensional charts and information landscapes, our customers are identifying previously hidden patterns and relationships faster than ever before - quoting more information at once - enabling them to trade and invest more profitably, while better controlling risk.
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8 Bank Technology Trends That Will Shape the Industry in 2012 With IT budgets finally rebounding, BS&T identifies the eight trends that will shape tech spending in 2012 and determine banks' competitive positions for years to come. By Bryan Yurcan January 03, 2012 URL: For the past several years, bank IT budgets generally remained flat. The financial crisis and ensuing fallout forced belt-tightening across the industry. In 2011, however, bank IT executives finally enjoyed some breathing room thanks to some revitalized spending power.
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You cannot buy innovation | asymco
In a previous series of articles we discussed the capital Apple expends on equipment, real estate, leasehold improvements and data centers. Cost structure analysis reveals subtle shifts in strategy and the CapEx analysis demonstrates Apple’s increasing integration into its supplier network and integration into the distribution and service infrastructure that sustains its ecosystems. Another form of investing (spending now, reaping benefits later) is the spending on research and development (R&D). Let’s have a look at Apple’s R&D expenses by quarter since Q1/2006.
2011 a d'abord été, dans le domaine de la banque des particuliers, l'année de la mise en œuvre d'une démarche engagée fin 2010 par l'ex-ministre de l'Economie et des Finances, Christine Lagarde. Objectif ? Réguler les tarifs bancaires et améliorer leur visibilité . Mission accomplie ? Depuis le 1er janvier 2011, les banques doivent en tout cas présenter, en tête de leurs plaquettes tarifaires et sur leurs sites Internet, une liste de 10 tarifs standard censée faciliter la comparaison des offres par le consommateur.
Testé Pour Vous - Banque des particuliers : le bilan de 2011
News release July.22, 2011
NEW YORK: Dec. 5, 2011 – The FinTech Innovation Lab, an annual program that promotes financial technology development, has kicked off its search for the nation’s top technology innovators. The Lab, now in its second year, is run by the New York City Investment Fund —the economic development arm of the Partnership for New York City—and Accenture (NYSE:ACN). The goal of the program is to help sustain and grow New York City’s role as the global leader in financial services.
Innotribe Startup Challenge 2012
The 2011 Innotribe Startup Challenge was designed to introduce the most promising FinTech and Financial Services start-ups to SWIFT’s community of more than 9,700 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in 209 countries.Dear G20 , It's confusing. Should you tax bankers' bonuses, or limit their pay? Should you nationalize banks, or let public-private partnerships bid for bad assets? Do markets need morals — or just better regulation? The answer is: all may be necessary, but none are sufficient.
The Finance 2.0 Manifesto - Umair Haque - HarvardBusiness.org
The Investing Web Toolbox: 25 Killer Money Management Webapps | The Tip'd Blog
Not too long ago, your computerized money management options were basically TurboTax, Quicken, or Excel. (Henry Ford’s old saying “you can have any color car you want, as long as it’s black” comes to mind.) But no longer! Thanks to Web 2.0 and the emergence of “mashups” that combine multiple sources of information into useful tools, you can now choose from many different applications and services that let you manage your money in ways you never even knew were possible. Here are 25 of the coolest and most useful that we could find.The Financial Services Club's Blog
Follow this up with interview after relentless interview about how he's going to make Britain's, and then the world's banks better, and you get a warm feeling about the Virgin objective to shake up financial services. I say the world's banking, because Branson made it quite clear at an interview with Business 2012 on Sunday that Virgin Money is not just for the UK. Having said that, on previous form, I actually suspect he means Virgin Money will also be in Australia and America. That's the world for you. Jayne-Anne Gadhia, chief executive officer at Virgin Money and her team will use the trusted Virgin brand to create a different kind of bank that makes everyone better off.Web 2.0 and finance
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