contribution by Simon Chouffot It shouldn’t surprise us that the financial sector lobbies hard to protect its business model. What is surprising though, is the extent of privilege that their business model enjoys. A report released yesterday by the New Economics Foundation (nef) shows that Britain’s top five banks benefit from a ‘too-big-to-fail’ subsidy of

The Commission has recently published an informative report entitled "Report on the practical operation of the methodology for a systematic and rigorous monitoring of compliance with the Charter of fundamental rights" (COM (2009) 0205). The report is really quite a...

To help companies bridge the divide between information security and business objectives, ISACA has entered a license agreement with the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business to develop a business model for information security.

U.S. stock-index futures and European shares declined Friday on speculation that a report would show the American economy lost jobs for a 12th straight month.

A Conservativerun council is adopting the business model of nofrills airlines easyJet and Ryanair in an effort to rein in public spending.

The Business Secretary says "amicable" talks with the Treasury over giving taxpayers shares in nationalised banks are "preliminary".

Shorting ban ends, banking stocks go mental. Here's what the chair of the Treasury select committee has said to the FSA in an open letter to the regulator: In the light of the extreme market turbulence in bank shares in the week since the ban was lifted, could you please confirm that the Financial Services Authority is actively monitoring the connection between the volatility in bank shares a...

There's a lot of noise about nationalisation. John McDonnell is calling for it. John McFall is threatening it. In fact there is a momentum towards further state intervention and even ownership in the current situation that is coming from outside politics and is driven by the crisis of the banking business model. Banking adopted its high-risk business model in the 2000s because its old busines...

Effectively managing information security is more critical than ever, yet there is still a need for advice to guide security professionals. To fill the gap, ISACA has developed the new Business Model for Information Security.

European regulators are joining forces to clamp down on recent rumours that have sent shares tumbling and fuelled concerns over sovereign debt risks in Spain and Italy