http://www.bba.org.uk en Copyright 2012 2012-05-11 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/an-authoritative-look-at-the-future-of-banking An authoritative look at the future of banking The BBA and Accenture brought together a group of senior bankers, business leaders, politicians, academics and commentators to discuss the state of the UK’s banking sector and the way forward in these volatile times.

]]> 2012-05-11T09:50:24+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/finding-the-right-business-mentor-could-be-a-mouse-click-away Finding the right business mentor could be a mouse click away Today we reached a landmark number: now 100 mentoring organisations feature on the MentorsMe website.

]]> 2012-05-09T15:26:58+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/a-word-from-washington A word from Washington The US is clearly getting over it: that is, getting over the recession and getting past banker bashing. The economy has turned: growth estimates are between two and three per cent. And what anti bank sentiment there is is now predominantly tied up with the politics of the November elections.

]]> 2012-05-07T00:26:41+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/ppi-now-scammers-are-pretending-to-be-us PPI - now scammers are pretending to be us A telephone scam purporting to come from the BBA offers to help people reclaim PPI – for an upfront fee.

]]> 2012-04-25T19:29:25+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/the-banking-experience-for-blind-people The Banking Experience for blind people The Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIB) has launched a new guide, produced with input from the BBA, to help make financial services more accessible for blind and partially sighted people.

]]> 2012-04-24T14:10:04+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/the-dot-bank-is-coming-to-the-web The dot bank is coming to the web The internet body ICANN is introducing new domains (those bits of website addresses that come after the dot) to help web surfers find the businesses they seek - banks included.

]]> 2012-04-13T07:47:13+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/the-regulators-half-yearly-customer-complaints-data The regulator’s half-yearly customer complaints data The number of banking complaints in the last half of 2011 was the lowest in five years: complaints about current accounts fell by six per cent and those about savings accounts and other banking products fell by 12 per cent. However complaints about payment protection insurance rose by 85 per cent.

]]> 2012-03-28T14:59:24+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/how-will-the-financial-policy-committee-work How will the Financial Policy Committee work? Today the Bank of England’s new Financial Policy Committee revealed more details of how it would carry out its responsibility to ensure financial stability in the UK economy.

]]> 2012-03-23T09:58:07+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/talkingpoint-banking-on-winners TalkingPoint : Banking on winners Andrew Turberville Smith is the Chief Operating Officer & Finance Director at Weatherbys Bank.

]]> 2012-03-16T10:40:13+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/consumer-rights-and-customer-complaints Consumer Rights and Customer Complaints It was a crowded house downstairs at the BBA today. Representatives from banks, law firms, regulators, consultancies and claims management companies have assembled at our Complaints Conference to discuss how to best serve consumers.

]]> 2012-03-15T14:58:11+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/get-mentoring-at-the-global-entrepreneurship-congress-2012 Get Mentoring at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2012 It’s not only celebrity business idols who provide the role models and mentors essential to the success of British firms. The BBA was in Liverpool yesterday alongside the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI) to promote a scheme which will recruit and train thousands of business mentors in the UK from the small, medium and micro business community.

]]> 2012-03-14T15:19:18+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/bba-repeats-commitment-to-bba-libor BBA repeats commitment to BBA LIBOR The BBA is committed to retaining the reputation and integrity of BBA LIBOR.

]]> 2012-03-07T11:56:51+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/auditing-internal-audits-the-bba-responds-to-a-basel-committee-consultation Auditing internal audits: the BBA responds to a Basel Committee consultation Internal audits are a bit like an MOT: they give senior management an objective view of a firm’s insides, evaluating its systems and processes. Audits are intended to lead to improvements in business operations, flagging up areas of strength and weakness. Risk management, control and governance activities can all benefit from a thorough internal audit. That makes for a much smoother ride. 

]]> 2012-02-29T16:19:04+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/talkingpoint-careers-advice-for-ambitious-women TalkingPoint : Careers Advice for Ambitious Women Heather McGregor is the Managing Director and principal shareholder of Taylor Bennett, a leading firm of communications headhunters. Heather’s TalkingPoint considers the paramount importance of getting women to the very top of banking.

]]> 2012-02-13T14:35:38+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/business-angels-a-key-source-of-finance Business Angels: a key source of finance An event today at 10 Downing Street acknowledged the premier importance of business angels. Not only do angel investors bring vital finance and investment to businesses, they also offer that all-important guidance and mentoring to companies as they develop and grow. I was delighted to be at Number 10 this morning and recognise the contributions angels make to British business.

]]> 2012-02-10T10:15:53+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/the-rise-of-the-renminbi-and-the-role-of-the-city The rise of the Renminbi and the role of the City In September 1996 while I was Economic Secretary to the Treasury, I led a UK delegation to China. There, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding allowing Chinese companies to be listed on the London Stock Exchange for the first time. Sixteen years on, Chancellor George Osborne has opened the door for London to become the first off-shore Renminbi trading centre, a proposal that has received high-level public backing from Chinese authorities. Today, I spoke in the capital at a conference entitled “The Rise of the Renminbi”, discussing with fellow panellists what the coming of the currency could mean for the City of London.

]]> 2012-02-08T11:45:34+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/eu-data-protection-is-it-right-to-be-forgotten EU Data Protection: is it right to be forgotten? The European Parliament is considering amendments to the European Data Protection framework. Significant changes to the existing regime are being tabled, with the aim of increased harmonisation on tackling the issue across the EU. The BBA welcomes the intent of bringing data protection rules up to date, provided the interests of customers are also protected.

]]> 2012-02-07T14:32:57+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/the-national-debate The national debate If we want our national debate about banking to bring constructive results, we need to end the personal pillorying and the lobbing of catchy but insubstantial soundbites. The banks understand they are essential to Britain’s economic recovery. To do that we need to work together rather than sacrifice the progress we have worked hard to achieve.

]]> 2012-02-05T13:03:10+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/an-intelligence-driven-culture-how-the-financial-conduct-authority-will-ope An intelligence-driven culture: how the Financial Conduct Authority will operate It was a full house at the BBA this afternoon, as members collected for a keynote briefing on the Financial Conduct Authority. What will this seminal shift in regulatory architecture mean in practice?

]]> 2012-01-25T17:00:26+00:00 http://www.bba.org.uk/blog/article/the-great-transformation-davos-2012 The Great Transformation: Davos 2012 The World Economic Forum (WEF) convenes in Davos on Wednesday. The magnificent topic for this year’s annual meeting is ‘The Great Transformation – Shaping New Models’. And so, the emphasis of this year’s discussion will be G-SICs: global systemically important changes.

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