Jet Lag Woes
Thursday 15th July 2010 Have been trying to have my meetings, produce my course materials whilst suffering from severe jet lag. Bizarre things have happened. Went jogging yesterday at 3am…
The Monopoly of Inspiration
13th July 2010 Arrived in Singapore this afternoon after a comfortable flight on the new double decker A380 plane – what an inspirational machine. On the subject of inspiration, I…
Monday 12th July 2010 – Excited Anticipation
As readers may have worked out, last week was rather emotional for me as I bid farewell to my newsletter, Stop Press. This week represents a new beginning as I…
The Last Stop Press
Today is a very sad day for your editor as I write the last ever Daily Stop Press. After more than ten years, Risk Audit has decided that it is…
The Spotlight Falls on Senior Management
This evening I was fortunate in attending a seminar organised by the Financial Services Authority dealing with the regulator’s vetting process for senior management in financial institutions (termed “Significant Influence…
FSA Means Business
The Financial Services Authority has stunned the City of London by fining JP Morgan £ 32.2 million for transgressions relating to the client money and asset regulations. I will not…
Getting It Done
This is the name of a life coping methodology that I feel duty bound to share with the readers of this blog. Invented by David Allen and his company in…
The Circus – The Final Act
Prudential’s bid to acquire AIG’s Asian operations is coming to a close as talks are close to collapse. AIG’s board has voted against a revision to the Pru’s revised offer of…
The Importance of Trust
Something I have heard time and time again from former regulators is the saying ” we trusted the bankers – they betrayed our trust so we now need to change…
My First Day in the Third World
Let me tell you about my journey home from work this evening from the City of London. The temperature outside was 29 centigrade – hot and muggy by normal standards….