More and more financial institutions are making the move to utilizing Software as a Service (SaaS) instead of incurring the expense and required internal effort to setup and maintain in-house software solutions. Let me point out that SaaS applications are not about to replace core banking systems anytime soon. However when it comes to managing discretionary services that are free of risk when it comes to identifying personal information (see previous post) financial institutions both large and small are now seriously considering such applications.
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Federal Reserve Bank – News- Agencies issue guidance on junior lien loan loss allowances January 31, 2012Agencies issue guidance on junior lien loan loss allowances […]
- Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with Bank of Bartlett and Capitol City Bancshares, Inc. January 31, 2012Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with Bank of Bartlett and Capitol City Bancshares, Inc. […]
- Federal Reserve Chairman to deliver lecture series to college students January 26, 2012Federal Reserve Chairman to deliver lecture series to college students […]
- Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement of longer-run goals and policy strategy January 25, 2012Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement of longer-run goals and policy strategy […]
- Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the January 24-25 FOMC meeting January 25, 2012Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the January 24-25 FOMC meeting […]
- Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement January 25, 2012Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement […]
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- Bank of England – News
- News Release - Portraits of Her Majesty The Queen from Bank of England banknotes feature on Royal Mail's Diamond Jubilee stamps February 6, 2012Royal Mail is celebrating Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee with a sheet of new 1st Class stamps, featuring images issued throughout the Queen's 60-year reign. […]
- News Release - Publication date of 2011 Q4 'Project Merlin' lending data February 2, 2012The Bank intends to publish the data for 2011 Q4, alongside existing measures of gross and net lending reported by the major UK banks on the basis used in the Bank's Trends in Lending publication, on its website at 9:30am on Monday 13 February 2012. […]
- The Bank Return - Figures for cob 1 February 2012 February 2, 2012Each week the Bank of England publishes a summary balance sheet showing its main assets and liabilities - the Bank Return. […]
- Introductory remarks by Paul Tucker at the book launch for 'Investing in Change: The Reform of Europe's Financial Markets' February 1, 2012Association of Financial Markets in Europe book launch. […]
- News Release - Bank of England/GfK NOP Inflation Attitudes Survey: pre-notification of publication dates for 2012 February 1, 2012The Bank of England today announces the publication dates of its quarterly Inflation Attitudes Survey for 2012. […]
- Narrow Money (Notes and Coin) and Reserve Balances - January 2012 February 1, 2012Monthly release of growth rates, amounts outstanding and changes in notes and coin and M0 (notes and coin plus bankers' operational deposits at the Bank of England). […]
- News Release - Portraits of Her Majesty The Queen from Bank of England banknotes feature on Royal Mail's Diamond Jubilee stamps February 6, 2012
- European Central Bank – News
- Press release Results of the January 2012 bank lending survey for the euro area January 31, 2012[…]
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- Press release The number of monetary financial institutions in the euro area and in the EU decreased further in 2011 January 15, 2012[…]
- Press release ECB and partner institutions successfully complete programme for the western Balkans and Turkey January 15, 2012[…]
- Press release Results of the January 2012 bank lending survey for the euro area January 31, 2012
- Bank for International Settlement – News
- 06Feb/Call for papers for the joint ECB-BIS workshop on "Global Liquidity and its International Repercussions" February 6, 2012Call for papers for the joint workshop of the European Central Bank and the Bank for International Settlements on "Global Liquidity and its International Repercussions", Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 6-7 February 2012. […]
- 03Feb/Senior Compliance Officer February 3, 2012The BIS seeks a Senior Compliance Officer for the BIS headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. Contract length: 3 years fixed-term. Application deadline: 24 February 2012. […]
- 03Feb/Data Bank Statistical Analyst February 3, 2012The BIS seeks a Data Bank Statistical Analyst for the BIS headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. Contract length: 2 years fixed-term. Application deadline: 24 February 2012. […]
- 03Feb/Services Officer February 3, 2012The BIS seeks a Services Operator for the BIS headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. Contract length: 18 months fixed-term. Application deadline: 17 February 2012. […]
- 03Feb/Charles I Plosser: Economic outlook and communicating monetary policy February 3, 2012Speech by Mr Charles I Plosser, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, at the 2012 Economic Forecast Breakfast and Annual Meeting of the Main Line Chamber of Commerce and the Main Line Chamber Foundation, Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, 1 February 2012. […]
- 03Feb/Deepak Mohanty: The Second International Research Conference - concluding remarks February 3, 2012Speech by Mr Deepak Mohanty, Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India, at the Second International Research Conference of the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, 2 February 2012. […]
- 06Feb/Call for papers for the joint ECB-BIS workshop on "Global Liquidity and its International Repercussions" February 6, 2012
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- Australian shares jump, miners up February 6, 2012Australian shares jump Monday, after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report helped to buoy investor sentiment. […]
- Arrests at Occupy D.C., calmer rally in Oakland February 5, 2012Eleven people re arrested by Sunday at the Occupy D.C. site, while a mostly peaceful rally and march in Oakland, Calif., follows a tumultuous week. […]
- Chuck Jaffe: 6 rules for being your own best financial adviser February 5, 2012You might care for your money more than anyone else, but you have to give it the utmost level of concern and protection, writes Chuck Jaffe.. […]
- KNOC sells 29% stake in U.S. Ankor oil field February 5, 2012SEOUL -(MarketWatch)- Korea National Oil Corp., or KNOC, said Sunday it has sold a 29% stake in the U.S. Ankor oil field to a consortium of local companies for $308 million, and will use the proceeds to invest in new oil assets. […]
- Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks follow win streak with focus on Europe February 4, 2012Cisco, Coca-Cola, Disney and Visa are among bellwethers set to report results amid expectations for market gains to continue; resolution of Europe’s debt crisis is expected to drag on. […]
- Top Ten: MarketWatch’s top 10 stories of the week February 4, 2012The weekly highlights cover a broad range from Amazon to Facebook and from politics to payrolls. […]
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- The Economist
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- BBC World News
- VIDEO: Thousands abandon homes in Australia February 5, 2012In Australia thousands of people living in the state of Queensland have been ordered to abandon their homes because of rising floodwaters. […]
- VIDEO: Birds' paradise lost in Kashmir? February 5, 2012Nearly a million migratory birds visit Kashmir's wetlands every year, but this time the severe winter has made it nearly impossible for them to find food. […]
- VIDEO: Iran 'intimidating BBC Persian' February 5, 2012The BBC's director general Mark Thompson has accused the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service. […]
- VIDEO: Big freeze continues across Europe February 5, 2012Snow and freezing temperatures across Europe have claimed more than 200 lives in the past week. […]
- VIDEO: Angry reaction to UN Syria veto February 5, 2012US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has described as a "travesty" Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's crackdown against anti-government protesters. […]
- VIDEO: Fidel Castro launches memoirs February 5, 2012Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs. […]
- VIDEO: Thousands abandon homes in Australia February 5, 2012
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- IMF News
- Poland Continues As Bright Spot in Region February 3, 2012Poland was granted a precautionary loan under the IMF's Flexible Credit Line in 2010, but hasn't needed to draw on the funds. How has Poland managed to weather the global crisis with some of the highest growth rates in Europe? […]
- Asia Holding Firm Despite Slowing Global Demand February 1, 2012Lower demand for exports from Asia is acting as a drag on growth in the region, but Asia economies continue to hold relatively firm buoyed by continuing strong domestic demand, say IMF experts. […]
- IMF Study Examines Changing Patterns in Global Gas Markets February 1, 2012Recent developments in regional gas markets across the world point to important structural changes. But patterns in Europe and the United States are diverging, a new IMF study finds. […]
- Restoring Confidence Crucial to Rebuilding World Recovery January 28, 2012Rapidly restoring confidence in both Europe and globally is crucial to protecting the battered international financial system and rebuilding the ailing recovery, threatened particularly by strains within the euro zone, panelists at a discussion on the global economic outlook say in Davos. […]
- Hungary Struggles as Growth Slows, Investors Retreat January 25, 2012Hungary’s government needs to improve its economic governance and fiscal policy mix as the euro zone crisis creates uncertainty for one of Europe's key emerging markets, the IMF says in its latest annual assessment of the country's economy. […]
- IMF Renews Support for Burundi's Economic Reforms January 24, 2012The IMF Executive Board approved a final $7.6 million payout to Burundi under its existing IMF loan, and also supported a new three-year loan to the central African country. Burundi’s new IMF-supported program aims to alleviate key bottlenecks to growth and foster macroeconomic stability. […]
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- World Bank News
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- Behind the scenes of the Global Open Forum on Gender September 23, 2011Behind the scenes of the Global Open Forum on Gender […]
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- ATM Marketplace
- 2012 ATM Software Trends and Analysis January 27, 2013ATMmarketplace.com surveyed more than 600 ATM executives around the world about their current software functionalities and plans for the future. This guide, sponsored by KAL ATM Software, contains an overall analysis of their responses, as well as a regional breakdown from executives in the Americas; Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and Asia-Pacific. Pre- […]
- ATM Security and Fraud Prevention January 9, 2013As the installed base of ATMs continues to grow around the world, criminals are becoming ever more sophisticated in their attacks. IADs and financial institutions that fail to protect themselves could find themselves liable for millions of dollars in damages, not to mention the loss of customer trust. In this guide, sponsored by Diebold, learn how to protect […]
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- 2012 ATM Software Trends and Analysis January 27, 2013
- American Banker – Washington Regulatory
- Fed's Evans Doesn't Rule Out Interest Rise After Mid-2012 July 21, 2011Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said he would back a more explicit pledge by the central bank to keep interest rates low if the third quarter proves to be weak. […]
- Fed's Evans Doesn't Rule Out Interest Rise After Mid-2012 July 21, 2011
- CNN Top Stories
- Syrian city shelled from dawn to dusk February 6, 2012After world leaders decried the U.N. Security Council's failure to pass a resolution on Syria, reports of violence surged once again in the besieged country. […]
- Explosion kills kids, husband of missing Utah woman February 6, 2012Josh Powell and his two sons died in a blast at Powell's Washington home, a Pierce County sheriff's spokesman said. Utah police previously had identified Powell as the lone "person of interest" in the disappearance of his wife Susan Powell-Cox in 2009. […]
- Gingrich's Southern revival strategy February 5, 2012Newt Gingrich said Sunday he is plotting a Southern revival, while Rick Santorum and Ron Paul seek stronger showings in upcoming caucuses to slow front-runner Mitt Romney's momentum after his second straight victory in the Republican presidential race. […]
- Egypt to charge 43 over NGOs February 5, 2012Forty-three people, including 19 Americans, face prosecution in an Egyptian criminal court on charges of illegal foreign funding as part of an ongoing crackdown on nongovernmental organizations, a prosecution spokesman said Sunday. […]
- Protests, anger mount in Cairo February 5, 2012Demonstrators clashed with police outside the interior ministry in Cairo on Sunday as anger mounts over a deadly stampede at a soccer match that killed dozens last week. […]
- Romney wins Nevada; Gingrich resets February 5, 2012Mitt Romney rolls to victory in convincing fashion while Newt Gingrich says he has no intention of pulling out of the race. […]
- Syrian city shelled from dawn to dusk February 6, 2012
- World Health Organization
- WHO to issue guidance on hormonal contraceptives and HIV February 3, 20123 February 2012 -- Current WHO guidelines call on health service providers to remind patients, that neither hormonal contraceptives nor intrauterine devices known as IUDs offer protection against HIV or other sexually transmitted infections. Protection against both unwanted pregnancy and STIs including HIV is called "dual protection" and condoms ar […]
- Dr Margaret Chan nominated for a second term to be WHO Director-General January 18, 201218 January 2012 -- Dr Margaret Chan was nominated today by the WHOs Executive Board for a second term as Director-General of the Organization. If confirmed by the World Health Assembly, Dr Chan's new term will begin on 1 July 2012 and continue until 30 June 2017. […]
- Executive Board appoints the Regional Director for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region January 17, 201217 January 2012 -- Dr Ala Alwan will take up his appointment as the Regional Director of WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO/EMRO) for a five-year term starting on 1 February 2012. […]
- India records one year without polio cases January 12, 201212 January 2012 -- India appears to have completed one year without polio since its last case on 13 January 2011. This is a momentous achievement because India was once recognized as the world’s epicentre of polio. However, there remains no room for complacency. India must maintain surveillance and high childhood immunity against wild poliovirus until eradic […]
- WHO recognizes progress of Gulf States for adopting regional strategy to address noncommunicable diseases January 6, 20126 January 2012 -- Six Gulf States detail how they plan to tackle noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) during the coming years. The regional strategy by Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates lays out details on setting targets and measuring results, advancing multisectoral action, and strengthening national capacity to combat NCDs. […]
- WHO concerned that new H5N1 influenza research could undermine the 2011 Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework December 30, 201130 December 2011 -- WHO takes note that studies undertaken by several institutions on whether changes in the H5N1 influenza virus can make it more transmissible between humans have raised concern about the possible risks and misuses associated with this research. WHO is also deeply concerned about the potential negative consequences. However, WHO also notes […]
- WHO to issue guidance on hormonal contraceptives and HIV February 3, 2012
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