Tag: financial services
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The UK is our biggest trading partner – discuss
A very common statement being made now is “well, the UK is Ireland’s largest trading partner therefore…” . Usually this then segues into why we should irexit/cleave to the mother ship of the UK/ act on their behalf as they walk from the EU etc.
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ESRC Seminar People Risk in Financial Services – Slides
The people risk symposium held yesterday was well attended, with about 75 delegates from a variety of financial and regulatory bodies. A general consensus was evident that financial services needs to be much more concerned about systems and their interlinkages, and to take on board more insights from anthropology, sociology, psychology etc. The proceedings were recorded…
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ESRC Seminar on People Risk in Financial Services – Final Running Order
The ESRC seminar series on people risk (being organized by this motley crew) rolls into Dublin next Wednesday. The final running order is as below. For more details and to register see here: REGISTER The seminar is free, and coffee/tea and a light lunch will be provided. Venue is Institute of Bankers, IFSC. 0945-1015 Registration…
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What do we know about People Risk in Financial Services?
Despite the harsh realities of the 2008 financial crisis, lessons are still being learnt and fines for misbehaviour in the sector continue to abound. As recently as February 2014 the Financial Conduct Authority issued its ‘largest ever’ fine of £30 million for product mis-selling to the insurance company HomeServe. Tracey McDermott,…
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The best man for a job in finance is probably a woman
This post is an extended version of an opinion piece published on 17 March in the Irish Examiner:http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/women-are-the-stabilising-hand-in-finance-187420.html Last week we saw international women’s day, a day that in theory is devoted to the celebration of female achievement. It is celebrated as a public holiday in some countries, mainly those part of the ex soviet…