Following the success of the inaugural Social Media in Financial Services conference in January 2010, I’m delighted to confirm that I will be making a return appearance at Social Media in Financial Services 2. This much-anticipated event, organised by Phil Calvert of IFALife, is being held on Thursday November 4th 2010 at Beaumont House, Old [...]
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Fincision gets a makeover for 2010
As we say goodbye to The Noughties, and welcome The Teenies (?), it’s time for the Fincision website to get a fresh lick of digital paint. So, say goodbye to our old Wordpress theme, The Station, and welcome Delegate, which has just been released by the outrageously talented design team at Woo Themes. Enjoy!
Social Media in Financial Services
If you’re serious about using social media to get closer to your customers, January 2010 sees one of the most exciting and eagerly anticipated eMarketing conferences in years – one that’s specifically focused on helping financial services marketers to network, share best practice and debate key issues on how to use social networking technology to [...]
Mike Linskey’s in demand!
Fincision’s founder and Managing Director Mike Linskey has been invited to speak at American Express’ in-house conference on “Innovation & Growth out of a Recession” which takes place this Friday (27th November) in London. He will present a financial services view of “Bright ideas that worked and why” to 100 or so delegates from the [...]
Opportunity knocks for retail giants
This article was originally written for The Findings, published by Owen James Events as part of their Meeting of Minds programme.
It could be the synopsis for Mission Impossible IV: your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to flog financial products & services in the midst of the worst recession on record, and after [...]
Model caught with pants down – we’ve got a pic too!
Flicking through Financial Adviser (FT Business) after it dropped through the letterbox this morning, I came across this article from Distribution Technology’s Actuarial Director, Danny Quant.
Having initially marvelled at his parents foresight, my eye was caught by the bold proclamation that “It will be reassuring for investors to know that the model used by their [...]
Finovate 2009 – live blog
Finovate 2009 is over, but you can still view the archive version of our live blog below:
Fincision on the road
The Dealers Group conferences in London & Manchester were great fun, but just a warm-up in comparison to the two big trips that are rapidly approaching…
Next Monday afternoon, I fly out to New York for Finovate 2009, a one-day showcase featuring the best new financial and banking technology innovations from established leading companies and hot [...]
“The Future of Financial Advice” : download now
Mike Linskey’s new presentation on “The Future of Financial Advice”, first given at the Dealer’s Group Conferences “Platforms & Practice Technology” (September 2009), is now available for download:
Many thanks to Jim Bruene and Eric Mattson for allowing use of the Finovate videos, and especially to Bryan Link of Simplifi for the exclusive interview.
Conference Exclusives for Dealers Group
Maybe I’m still a bit jet-lagged from the family holiday to the USA, but I’ve only realised (just this morning) that the Dealers Group conferences on Platforms & Practice Technology are only a couple of weeks away!
So, I’ve spent the day researching presentation material, and chasing up a few friends for exclusive content. I’m [...]
