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Cloud computing: Living in the clouds
Most people are tactile creatures; we need to see and touch things before we understand them. Perhaps that’s why some of us find the idea of cloud computing a little unsettling? But with many predicting it will be the coming technology in 2009, perhaps it’s time to get a better handle on this ethereal concept. David Adams ascends to the heavens [Read more]

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 Talking Heads:2009 Predictions – The year ahead Following last year’s meltdown of the financial system, Bernard Madoff’s $50 billion pyramid fraud, and various other disasters to have hit the industry, many people are justifiably asking what’s in store for us in 2009? Neil Ainger canvasses some opinions from various industry representatives, consultancies, trade bodies and vendors Solvency II: All at sea following the crunch? One thing that was already on the horizon for the insurance sector, even before last year’s banking meltdown, was the Solvency II capital adequacy rules, which have the potential to transform the way that insurers operate. Justin Quillinan investigates

EUROPEAN NEWS
New system for Russian retail bank
Dutch bank outsources with Accenture
Centralised savings view for Bank of Ireland Life

Islamic finance: insurance – Keep the faith Providing muslims with access to financial services that are consistent with their religious beliefs and with sharia law is an increasing concern for insurers in the UK, who are looking to win business in this traditionally under-insured community. Vivienne Rosch examines the growth prospects for those who keep the faith RDR: Seeing the wood for the trees
Duncan Jefferies looks at the sometimes confusing and contradictory area of ‘independent’ financial advice on offer in the pension and insurance markets, and more generally across the consumer end of financial services. Will the Financial Services Authority’s Retail Distribution Review clear a path through the forest

GENERAL NEWS
LSE to oust NasdaqOMX in Norway + other exchanges news
EU’s data centre Code of Conduct
 More job losses announced by ING, Barclays, Merrill and others

Shifting world trade
 Neal Livingston, global head of client access for the transaction division of Standard Chartered bank, is ideally placed to witness efforts to integrate the physical and financial supply chains and the shift of economic power from West to East.
Price optimisation software: Fixing the price It has never been more important for insurers to get the best price for their products, especially as aggregation websites have created savvier consumers and keener competition. William Knight investigates if price optimisation software can help maintain margins

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