Michael Mainelli
ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
Articles by Sector
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Articles by Interest
All Articles
2008
- Ian Harris, "The Art Of Giving"
, Payroll World, (March 2008).
- Michael Mainelli, "Liquidity = Diversity", Journal of Risk Finance, Volume 9, Number 2, pages 211-216, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (March 2008).
- Mark Yeandle, Alexander Knapp, Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, The Global Financial Centres Index - 3
, City of London Corporation (March 2008).
- Michael Mainelli, "Dumb On Non-Dom", Financial World, pages 12-13, IFS School of Finance (February 2008).
- Ian Harris and Michael Mainelli, "The Winner Takes It All" (tendering), Charity Finance, pages 40-41, Plaza Publishing Limited (February 2008).
- Michael Mainelli, "Derivative Processing Counts", Journal of Risk Finance, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 9, Number 1, pages 92-95, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (January 2008).
- Allan Holender, "Zenning Your Business - A Series of Articles by the Author of Zentrepreneurism - Allan Holender", Z/Yen Group Limited (January 2008).
- Ole Peters, "Proof", a poem, Z/Yen Group Limited (January 2008).
- Michael Mainelli, "Chapter 45: European Union – Regional Guidance", Governance, Risk And Compliance Handbook, Anthony Tarantino (ed), pages 613-625, John Wiley & Sons (2008).
2007
- Michael Mainelli, "Guest Comment: The Dangers of Demonising Non-Doms", eFinancialCareers (10 December 2007).
- Malcolm Cooper, "Globalization - Back To The Future", Z/Yen Group Limited (December 2007).
- Ian Harris and Michael Mainelli, “The Tender Trap - Buyers” (procuring), Charity Finance, pages 42-43, Plaza Publishing Limited (December 2007).
- Michael Mainelli, "The Rules Of Practical Principles", Journal of Risk Finance, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 8, Number 5, pages 508-510, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (October 2007).
- Mark Yeandle, Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, The Global Financial Centres Index - 2
, 78 pages, City of London Corporation (September 2007).
- Michael Mainelli, "Chapter 10: Correlation Causes Questions: Environmental Consistency Confidence In Wholesale Financial Institutions", Frontiers of Risk Management: Key Issues and Solutions, Dennis Cox (ed), pages 94-100, Euromoney Books (2007).
- Michael Mainelli, "Market of Markets: The Global Financial Centres Index", Journal of Risk Finance, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 8, Number 3, pages 313-319, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (June 2007).
- Michael Mainelli, "Start Spreading The News … London’s Calling", Financial Services Review, pages 16-17, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (May 2007).
- Michael Mainelli, "The London Accord: From Copenhagen Conundrum To Climate-Change Investment", Journal of Risk Finance, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 8, Number 2, pages 198-201, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (March 2007).
- Michael Mainelli and Mark Yeandle, The Global Financial Centres Index - 1
, 64 pages, City of London Corporation (March 2007).
- Michael Mainelli, "Measured Governance Returns: Is There Bad Corporate Governance?", The Marketing Leaders (10 January 2007).
- Michael Mainelli, "Treasuring Treasury"
, The Treasurer, pages 44-45, The Association of Corporate Treasurers (January/February 2007).
- The City Debate 2007 – City Votes On Whether Green and Growth Don't Go

- Michael Mainelli and Mark Yeandle, "The Best Execution: Trader or Client?"
, Fund AIM, Volume 1, Number 1, pages 43-46, Investor Intelligence Partnership (January 2007).
- Michael Mainelli and Jan-Peter Onstwedder (eds), The London Accord: Making Investment Work For The Climate, City of London Corporation (2007).
- Michael Mainelli and James Palmer, "A Portfolio Approach To Climate Change Investment And Policy", The London Accord: Making Investment Work For The Climate, City of London Corporation (2007).
- Mark Yeandle, Mike Young and Ian Harris, "Warm Game: A Game For All Seasons", The London Accord: Making Investment Work For The Climate, City of London Corporation (2007).
2006
- Michael Mainelli, "Place Your Bets" (Investor Relations At Online Gambling Firms), Real IR, page 12, Caspian Publishing Limited (November 2006).
- Michael Mainelli, "More Of The Same? Reinforcing People's Success By Risking Statistics", Powerchex (September 2006).
- Michael Mainelli and Joshua Ronen, "Put Your Money Where Your Audit Is: Financial Statement Insurance In The UK?", Journal of Risk Finance, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 7, Number 4, pages 446-450, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (August 2006).
- Michael Mainelli and Mark Yeandle, "Best Execution Compliance: Towards An Equities Compliance Workstation"
, Journal of Risk Finance, Volume 7, Number 3, pages 313-336, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (June 2006).
- Michael Mainelli and Mark Yeandle, "Best Execution Compliance: New Techniques for Managing Compliance Risk"
, Journal of Risk Finance, Volume 7, Number 3, pages 301-312, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (June 2006).
- Michael Mainelli and Joshua Ronen, "Accounting: Progress May Lie In Insurance" (Put Your Money Where Your Audit Is: Financial Statements Insurance in the UK?), Financial World, pages 38-39, Institute of Financial Services and Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (May 2006).
- Jeremy Smith, "Evaluating Risk and Efficiency in Corporate Actions Processing at Major Investment Banks"
, Financial Services Research, pages 46-49, Financial Services Research Limited (April 2006).
- Mark Yeandle, "Best Compliance Execution Automation"
, Financial Services Research, pages 80-82, Financial Services Research Limited (April 2006).
- Ian Harris, Michael Mainelli, Peter Grant and Jenny Harrow, "Predicting the Effectiveness of Grant-Making", Journal of Strategic Change, Volume 15, Number 2, pages 53-66, John Wiley & Sons (March-April 2006).
- Michael Mainelli, "The Ethical Dilemma" (CSR and volatility), pages 20-22, Accountancy Age, VNU Business Publications (30 March 2006).
- Michael Mainelli, "Global Financial Centers: One, Two, Three ... Infinity?", Journal of Risk Finance, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 7, Number 2, pages 219-227, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (March 2006).
- Ian Harris, Charles Bartlett, John Graham, Charles Nall, "Best of Both Worlds"
, Charity Times, pages 58-59, Perspective Publishing (February 2006).
- Michael Mainelli, "Labouring Under False Information?", Newscheck, page 23, Trotman Publications, (February 2006).
- Michael Mainelli, "The Copenhagen Conundrum - Doesn't Risk/Reward Analysis Matter?", Journal of Risk Finance, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 7, Number 1, pages 101-104, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (January 2006).
2005
- Michael Mainelli, "When Risk Pays Off"
, Financial Services Review, Number 76, pages 8-9, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (December 2005).
- Ian Harris, "Has the Rise in Insurance Costs Been Excessive?" ThirdSector.co.uk (7 December 2005).
- Ian Harris, "Double Act", Accountancy Age, page 20, VNU Business Publications (December 2005).
- Michael Mainelli, "You Better - Gambling and Risk Management", Journal of Risk Finance, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 6, Number 5, pages 450-453, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (November 2005).
- Mark Yeandle, Michael Mainelli and Adrian Berendt, The Competitive Position of London as a Global Financial Centre
, Corporation of London, 67 pages, (November 2005).
- Michael Mainelli, "Anti-Anti-Money Laundering: "Feed-back or "Fed-up"?", Journal of Risk Finance, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 6, Number 4, pages 368-372, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (August 2005).
- Mark Yeandle, Michael Mainelli, Adrian Berendt and Brian Healy, Anti-Money Laundering Requirements: Costs Benefits and Perceptions
, City Research Series, Number Six, Corporation of London, 71 pages, (June 2005).
- Michael Mainelli and Haydn Jones, "Insuring Risks, Rewarding Procurement: Proactive and Reactive Link of Procurement to Business Strategy", www.shapingtomorrow.com, 12 pages, (June 2005).
- Michael Mainelli, "Competitive Compliance: Manage and Automate, or Die", Journal of Risk Finance, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 6, Number 3, pages 280-284, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (June 2005).
- Leon Benjamin and Michael Mainelli, "The Trends and Impact of Monetising Networks", CIMTech, The Chartered Institute of Marketing (April 2005).
- Michael Mainelli, "The (Mis)Behaviour of Risk Managers: Recognizing Our Limitations" (implications of chaos and fractal criticisms), Journal of Risk Finance, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 6, Number 2, pages 177-181, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (April 2005).
- Michael Mainelli, "Preying on the Fear Factor" (Paying for Perceived Non-Executive Risks), Accountancy Age, page 26, VNU Business Publications (17 February 2005).
- Michael Mainelli, "Standard Differences: Differentiation Through Standardisation?" (ISO9001, SAS70 and management systems), Journal of Risk Finance, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 6, Number 1, pages 71-78, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (January 2005).
- Michael Mainelli, "Benchmarking Facilities Management"
, Essential FM Report, Number 43, pages 6-7, Tottel Publishing (January 2005).
2004
- Michael Mainelli and Sam Dibb, "Betting on the Future: Online Gambling Goes Mainstream Financial"
, Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, Number 68, 34 pages, ISBN: 0-9545208-5-8 (December 2004).
- Michael Mainelli, "Neither Top Nor Bottom Be" (Editorial Comment -Risk), www.shapingtomorrow.com (December 2004).
- Michael Mainelli, "Ethics: Easy Life Or Risky Business?", Accountancy Age, page 27, VNU Business Publications (4 November 2004).
- Michael Mainelli, "Personalities of Risk/Reward: Human Factors of Risk/Reward and Culture", Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, Volume 12, Number 4, pages 340-350, Henry Stewart Publications (November 2004).
- Michael Mainelli, "Finance Looking Fine, Looking DAPR: The Importance of Dynamic Anomaly and Pattern Response", Balance Sheet, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 12, Number 5, pages 56-59, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (October 2004).
- Ian Harris, Sam Dibb and Michael Mainelli, "Bet Your Shirt: What's the Difference Between Insurance and Gambling" (
- 7Mb), AIRMIC News, page 7, The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (October 2004).
- Michael Mainelli, "Managing PFI and PPP Contracts"
, Essential FM Report, Number 40, page 17, LexisNexis Butterworths (September 2004).
- Michael Mainelli, "All or Nothing: Product Control Goes Global or Local", Balance Sheet, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 12, Number 4, pages 42-44, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2004).
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Risks, Rewards and Reliability"
, European Business Forum, (Summer 2004).
- Mary O'Callaghan, Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris "Maximum Impact"
, The Charity Finance Journal, pages 28-29, (July 2004).
- Michael Mainelli and John Maitz, "Make Up for Lost Time”
, (insurers and dynamic anomaly and pattern recognition), Global Insurance Bulletin, pages 18-20, Risk & Insurance Research Group (June 2004).
- Michael Mainelli, "The Economics of Risk" (valuing facilities management outsourcing through volatility reduction)
, Essential FM Report, Number 37, pages 11-13, LexisNexis Butterworths (May 2004).
- Jonathan Howitt, Michael Mainelli and Charles Taylor, "Marionettes, or Masters of the Universe? The Human Factor in Operational Risk"
, Operational Risk (A Special Edition of The RMA Journal), pages 52-57, The Risk Management Association (May 2004).
- Michael Mainelli, "Bracing for Zero Marginal Competitive Cost: Investment Banking Restructures", Balance Sheet, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 12, Number 3, pages 48-51, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (May 2004).
- Michael Mainelli, "Toward a Prime Metric: Operational Risk Measurement and Activity-Based Costing"
, Operational Risk (A Special Edition of The RMA Journal), pages 34-40, The Risk Management Association (May 2004).
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris "Commons Management - Calamity or Blessing", Spectra, pages 16-18, (Winter 2004).
- Michael Mainelli, "Ethical Volatility: How CSR Ratings and Returns Might be Changing the World of Risk", Balance Sheet, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 12, Number 1, pages 42-45, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (January 2004).
2003
- Michael Mainelli, "Beyond the Technology Frontier"
(debate "After the Internet, What Will Be the Next Big Thing?"), European Business Forum, Issue 16, pages 31-32, Community of European Management Schools and PricewaterhouseCoopers (Winter 2003/2004).
- Michael Mainelli, "All Too Visible Hands: Liquidity versus Transparency on Exchanges", Balance Sheet, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 11, Number 4, pages 65-67, MCB University Press (November 2003).
- Michael Mainelli, "Assessing Credit Rating Agencies: Quis Aestimat Ipsos Aestimatores?"
, Balance Sheet, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 11, Number 3, pages 55-58, MCB University Press (August 2003).
- Michael Mainelli, "PFI and PPP: Could They Result in Enron UK?", Balance Sheet, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 11, Number 2, pages 39-43, MCB University Press (July 2003).
- Michael Mainelli, "Risk/Reward in Virtual Financial Communities", Information Services & Use, Volume 23, Number 1, pages 9-17, IOS Press (2003).
- Stephen Martin and Michael Mainelli, "Why Bother to Be Better? Strategically Stagnant Personal Current Accounts", Journal of Strategic Change, Volume 12, Number 4, pages 209-221, John Wiley & Sons (June-July 2003).
- Michael Mainelli, Ian Harris and Alan Helmore-Simpson, "The Auditor's Cross Subsidy" (statistical modelling of audit prices), Strategic Planning Society E-Newsletter, Article 1 (June 2003). Also published as "Anti-dumping Measures & Inflation Accounting: Calculating the Non-Audit Subsidy", www.mondaq.com (19 June 2003).
- Michael Mainelli, "Knowledge Measurement", www.mondaq.com (19 June 2003).
- Michael Mainelli,"The Consequences of Choice"
, European Business Forum, Issue 13, pages 23-26, Community of European Management Schools and PricewaterhouseCoopers (Spring 2003).
- Michael Mainelli, "Is Small Beautiful? Investment in Smaller Quoted Companies", Balance Sheet, The Michael Mainelli Column, Volume 11, Number 1, pages 68-71, MCB University Press (March 2003).
- Ian Harris and Brendan May, "The Three Rs"
, Charity Finance, pages 44-46, Plaza Publishing Limited (March 2003).
- Anthony Hene and Michael Mainelli, "Spend for Glory or Reserve Wastefully: Asymmetric Gain and Loss Recognition", Charity Finance, pages 28-30 (February 2003).
2002
- Ian Harris, Michael Mainelli and Mary O’Callaghan, "Evidence of Worth in Not-for-Profit Sector Organisations"
, Journal of Strategic Change, Volume 11, Number 8, pages 399-410, John Wiley & Sons (December 2002).
- Fiona Buxton, Michael Mainelli, Robert Pay, Professor David Storey, Stephen Wells, "Institutional Investment and Trading in UK Smaller Quoted Companies"
, The Quoted Companies Alliance, 54 pages, (October 2002).
- Michael Mainelli, "Industrial Strengths: Operational Risk and Banks"
, Balance Sheet, Volume 10, Number 3, pages 25-34, MCB University Press (August 2002) [Highly Commended Award 2003, Emerald Literati Club].
- Michael Mainelli and Rakesh Shah, "When it Pays to Put a Value on Certainty"
, Facilities Management, Volume 9, Number 11, pages 24-25, Butterworths Tolley (August 2002).
- Michael Mainelli and Stephen Pumphrey, "Optimising Risk/Reward in High Ratio Relationships: Jumbo Bonsai Meets Pocket Battleship", Journal of Change Management, Volume 3, Number 1, pages 7-20, Henry Stewart Publications (August 2002).
- Michael Mainelli, "Events that Change Business Perception", Strategy, pages 9-10, The Strategic Planning Society (July 2002).
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Balancing the Odds: Stochastic Accounting"
, Balance Sheet, Volume 10, Number 2, pages 22-27, MCB University Press (May 2002).
- Ian Harris and Michael Mainelli, "All Important Information", Charity Finance, pages 26-27, Plaza Publishing Limited (April 2002).
- Ian Harris, Michael Mainelli and Sarah-Jane Critchley, "Pressing the Right Buttons" (IT Governance), Charity Finance, pages 28-30, Plaza Publishing Limited (February 2002).
2001
- Ian Harris and Michael Mainelli, "How to Count Your Blessings" (outcome measurement), Charity Finance, pages 42-43, Plaza Publishing Limited (December 2001).
- Kevin Parker and Michael Mainelli, "Great Mistakes in Technology Commercialisation"
, Journal of Strategic Change, Volume 10, Number 7, pages 383-390, John Wiley & Sons (November 2001).
- Ian Harris and Michael Mainelli, "For a Good Cause" (working with not-for-profit organisations), IT Consultant, page 54-57, Penton Technology Media (November 2001).
- Michael Mainelli, "Facilities Management Should Clasp the ASP to its Breast", Opinion, The Facilities Business, Issue 8, Volume 2, page 12, The Builder Group plc (22 September 2001).
- Ian Harris, Michael Mainelli and Sarah-Jane Critchley, "Information Technology Governance in the Not-for-Profit Sector: An ICSA Best Practice Guide", ISBN:1901498123, 48 pages, ICSA Publishing (2001).
2000
- Jan-Peter Onstwedder and Michael Mainelli, "Enter the Specialists" (credit derivative market transformation), Risk Professional, Issue 2/10, pages 32-35, Informa Group plc (December 2000/January 2001).
- Michael Mainelli and Robert Pay, "Merry-time Law" (the legal bourse), Professional Marketing, pages 16-17, Professional Marketing International (Winter 2000).
- Jeremy Smith and Ian Harris, "ASPs Bite at the Banks", Conspectus, page 29, Prime Marketing Publications (December 2000).
- Ian Harris and Brendan May, "Sleeping With the Enemy", Charity Times, 4 pages, www.charitytimes.com (Autumn 2000).
- Michael Mainelli, "Reclaim the Middle Ground", Opinion, The Facilities Business, pages 15-16, The Builder Group plc (November 2000).
- Sarah-Jane Critchley and Michael Mainelli, "FM Strategy for the Yuppie, Activist, Bureaucrat or Victim. Which are You?", I-FM Opinion, 4 pages, www.i-fm.net (October 2000).
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Where the Twain Should Meet" (why Eastern philosophies can benefit the voluntary sector), NCVO News, page 12, National Council for Voluntary Organisations (July 2000).
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Why Decision Makers Need to Understand the Technology", Strategy, page 12, The Strategic Planning Society (July 2000).
- Ian Harris and Michael Mainelli, "Scenario Lotharios: Strategic Scenarios of the 21st Century For The Voluntary Sector", www.zyen.com (June 2000), republished as “Z/Yen Scenarios for Voluntary-Sector Organisations” in Gill Ringland, Scenario Planning 2nd edition, pages 439-444, John Wiley & Sons (2006).
- Michael Mainelli, "Good Grief, Whose Customers are They?"
, I-FM Opinion, 5 pages, www.i-fm.net (June 2000).
- Michael Mainelli & Ian Harris, "How I Learned to Start Worrying & Love the dot.bomb", Strategy, pages 6-7, The Strategic Planning Society (May 2000).
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Information Technology", The Charities Manual, Chapter 16, pages 16/3-16/42, ICSA Publishing (April 2000).
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Fundraising - Data Protection", The Charities Manual, Chapter 5, section 11, pages 5/31-5/37, ICSA Publishing (April 2000).
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Ensuring People Risks, Rewarding HRM: Proactive and Reactive Link of HRM to Business Strategy", Journal of Professional HRM, pages 3-8, Croner (March 2000).
- Jeremy Smith, "The Commercialisation of Bank Infrastructure", (January 2000).
1999
- Michael Mainelli, "Taking the Measure of Risk: Benchmarking Risk Management", Handbook of Risk Management, Issue 35, pages 5-8, Croner Publishing (10 December 1999).
- Michael Mainelli and Robert Pay, "Opinion: Beneficial Assets: Rewarding Client Relationship", Managing Partners’ Forum, Number 21, pages 2-3 (November/December 1999).
- Ian Harris and Michael Mainelli, "Is Your Organisation Viable? – Customer Relationship Management Systems", Conspectus, pages 26-27, Prime Marketing Publications Ltd (October 1999).
- Ian Harris, "41/2 on the FDA Scale", Strategy, The Strategic Planning Society (September 1999).
- Robert Pay and Michael Mainelli, "Opinion: Fishy Assets" (estimating client asset values), Managing Partners’ Forum Review, Number 19, pages 2-3, Professional Connections International (July/August 1999).
- Michael Mainelli, "Wither the FD? Hello Risk/Reward Director!", Handbook of Risk Management, Issue 30, pages 5-7, Kluwer Publishing (12 July 1999).
- Robert Pay and Michael Mainelli, "Opinion: So What are You Going to do Next?" (structured sales and marketing), Managing Partners’ Forum Review, Number 18, pages 2-3, Professional Connections International (May/June 1999).
- Michael Mainelli, "Strategist’s Survival Plan", Strategy, pages 9-10, The Strategic Planning Society (May 1999).
- Ian Harris and Michael Mainelli, "Risky Business – A Balanced Approach to Organisational Problems" NGO Finance (May 1999).
- Michael Mainelli, "Organisational Enhancement: Viable Risk Management Systems" (2 parts), Kluwer Handbook of Risk Management, Issues 27&28, pages 6-8&6-8, 16 April 1999, Kluwer Publishing (14 May 1999).
- Mary Pasby and Michael Mainelli, "Opinion: Include Me Out: Exclude Me In?" (outsourcing and the professions)
, Managing Partners’ Forum, Number 17, pages 2-3, Professional Connections International (March/April 1999).
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Value Propositions – Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence Software", Conspectus, pages 22-24, Prime Marketing Publications Ltd (March 1999).
- Michael Mainelli, "Techniques: The Soft Path to the Future", Strategy, pages 16-18, The Strategic Planning Society (March 1999).
- Jeremy Smith, "External Affairs – Outsourcing is the Way Ahead for Forward Thinking Companies" (DOC), The Banker, pages 68-69, Financial Times Business (March 1999).
- Michael Mainelli, "Y2K in 1999: From Risk Reduction to Contingency Planning"
, Kluwer Handbook of Risk Management, Issue 25, pages 6-8, Kluwer Publishing (12 February 1999).
- Ian Harris and Mike Smith, "A Risk/Reward Approach to Assessing the Year 2000 Problem" Health Informatics Journal.
- Michael Mainelli, "The Future: From Plastics to Quantum Computing", Strategy, pages 16-17 (January 1999).
1998
- Michael Mainelli, "Risk Management and the Millennium Bug"
, Croner Business Networks Briefing, Issue 21, pages 5-8 (17 December 1998).
- Michael Mainelli and Charles Ross, "The Potential Impact of Quantum Computing", Croner Business Networks Briefing, Issue 20, pages 6-8 (26 November 1998).
- Ian Harris and Charles Bartlett, "Ready for Takeoff – How to Get Computer Systems Airborne", NGO Finance (November 1998).
- Ian Harris, "Knowledge Management/Risk Management - Risks & Rewards", International Consultants’ Guide (September 1998).
- Alex Tatham, "Benchmarking - a Developed Framework to Manage, Measure and Reward Performance", (June 1998)
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Getting by with a Little Help From Your Friends – Mutual Insurance and the Year 2000 Computer Date Problem", NGO Finance, page 32 (May 1998).
- Ian Harris and Ian Theodoreson, "Who Owns Information Technology?" The 1998 Charity Finance (1998).
1997
- Ian Harris and Mike Smith, "Workflow goes Upfront" Conspectus Prime Marketing Publications Ltd (1997).
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Taking a Chance - Risk/Reward in Financial Systems Projects", Conspectus, pages 38-39, Prime Marketing Publications Ltd (April 1997).
- Michael Mainelli and Martin Dooney, "Military Minds Train on Financial Targets", Investment & Pensions Europe, page 14 (March 1997).
- Michael Mainelli, "Private Success, Public Problems - Organisational Change During Privatisation", The Public Sector A-Z of Human Resources 1997, pages 80-82, Public Sector Information Ltd (1997).
- Michael Mainelli, "Defence and the Internet", Oman Telecom Book ’97, (Proceedings of Oman Telecom ’97 Conference, September 1996), pages 73-78, Trifoil Publications Inc (January 1997).
1996
- Ian Harris, "Assets in Wonderland" Berkely Morgan Money Matters (1996/1997).
- Michael Mainelli and Wyatt Ramsdale, "Strategic Implications of Resource Accounting", Executive Agency Overview, Issue 5, pages 17-19 (May 1996). Also reprinted in The Defence Yearbook 1997, pages 98-101, Public Sector Information Ltd.
- Michael Mainelli, Ian Harris and David Highton, "Save it for a Rainy Day: Setting Charity Reserve Levels", NGO Finance, pages 62-65 (April 1996).
1995
- Simon Bryan and Ian Harris, "How Modern SME’s Should Approach Selecting Financial Systems", Business Growth & Profitibility, Volume 1, Number 1 (February 1995).
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Quality Management in Charities", The Charities Finance Handbook (1995).
1994
- Michael Mainelli, "Clinical Negligence Systems" in "Prevention and Control of Clinical Negligence", Clinician in Management, Churchill Livingstone, Volume 3, Supplement 1, Number 5, page 13 (October 1994).
- Michael Mainelli, "Correspondent Banking: Not-So-Cosy-Corner", The Banker, pages 87-88 (September 1994).
1993
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Quality Management in Charities", The Charity Finance Handbook 1993/94, pages 98-107, Charles Letts & Co (1993).
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Software Observed", Charity World, pages 20-21, Tolley Publications (Summer 1993).
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Assured of Success" (quality certification), NGO Finance, Volume 3, Issue 2, pages 26-28 (September 1993).
- Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris, "Reaping the Rewards of Quality", NGO Finance, Volume 3, Issue 2, pages 22-24 (June 1993).
- Michael Mainelli and Nigel Hill, "Implications of Information Technology", The Correspondent Banking Handbook, pages 109-130, Euromoney Publications (1993).
- Ian Harris and Michael Mainelli, "Seven Paradoxes", Quality Management – Charity World (1993).
- Michael Mainelli, "Setting up a New World Order", NGO Finance, pages 60-63 (1993).
1992
- Michael Mainelli, "Vision Into Action: A Study of Corporate Culture" Journal of Strategic Change, Volume 1, pages 189-201, John Wiley & Sons (1992).
- Michael Mainelli, "Certification Boom Spells Good Business", Management Consultancy (March 1992).
- Michael Mainelli, "Quality Standards", Management Consultancy, pages 57-61 (March 1992).
- Michael Mainelli, "Chorus of Approval", Internal Communication Focus (February 1992).
- Ian Harris and Michael Mainelli, "Computerization", The Charity Finance Handbook 1992/93, G. Zacharous (ed), pages 129-132, Charles Letts & Co (1992).
1991 and earlier
- Michael Mainelli, "The Insurance Industry", The Institute of Management Consultants Annual Review 1991, pages 63-64, The Ivanhoe Press Ltd (1991).
- Helen Butcher and Michael Mainelli, "Chapter 9: Strategic Information Management", International Review of Strategic Management, D.E. Hussey (ed), pages 191-215, John Wiley & Sons (1990).
- Michael Mainelli and John Graham, "Facilities Management and Automation", Journal of Oil and Gas Accountancy, Volume 4, Number 1, pages 35-44 (1989).
- Michael Mainelli and David Miller, "Strategic Planning for Information Systems at British Rail", Long Range Planning, Volume 21, Number 4, pages 65-75, Elsevier (1988).
- Michael Mainelli, "Operations, Human Factors and Organisation", Document Image Processing, pages 17-27, Online Publications (1988).
- Michael Mainelli, "Geodat: A Cartographic Data Base for Petroleum Mapping", Communications of Harvard Computer Graphics Week, Harvard Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis (1982).
Reviews
- Michael Mainelli, “Louis Bachelier’s Theory of Speculation” (Louis Bachelier’s Theory of Speculation: The Origins of Modern Finance translated and with commentary by Mark Davis and Alison Etheridge), London Mathematical Society Newsletter, Number 359, pages 21-22 (May 2007).
- Michael Mainelli, “Back to Basics for Strategists” (20:21 Vision: The Lessons of the 20th Century for the 21st, by Bill Emmott), Journal of Business Strategy, Volume 25, Number 3, pages 57-58, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (May 2004).
- Michael Mainelli, "Turning Lead into Gold: The Demystification of Outsourcing" (by Peter Bendor-Samuel), 2 pages, www.i-fm.net/members/features/books/gold.html (August 2001).
- Michael Mainelli, "Chaotics", Long Range Planning, Vol. 31, Number 2, pages 327-328 (1998).
MEDIA COVERAGE
Z/Yen in the Media
Z/Yen features regularly in the printed, electronic and broadcast media. Some highlights of our coverage include:
2008
- BBC World Service with Mike Gallagher, "Analysis: Tax Changes and London's Position As A Global Financial Centre", BBC (10 March 2008).
- Channel 4 News - Business & Money with Faisal Islam, "How Safe Are Your Savings?" (CDO spreads and deposit protection), Channel 4 (3 March 2008).
- Article by Mick James "The Run On The Rock"
, Financial Services Review (March 2008).
- News, "Rock And Tax Wobble City's Financial Crown", FT.com (29 February 2008).
- News, "London Losing Financial Bragging Rights?", Marketplace.Publicradio.org (29 February 2008).
- Blog by Stephen Aguilar-Millan, "Serious Games", The Futurist (26 Fenruary 2008).
- News, "City’s Ranking Threatened By Rock Crisis And Taxation Of Nondoms", Execdigital.co.uk (20 Febraury 2008).
- News, "Ambiguity Cloaks Ethical Investment Message"
, FT.com (4 February 2008).
- Network Breakfast Meeting With Michael Mainelli, "Dynamic Approach To The Future"
Telecoms Professional (January/February 2008).
- News, "Farsight Award Praises Research", Globalpensions.com (21 January 2008).
- News, "Forestry Potential Still Uncertain, Says Z/Yen Report", CityWire (9 January 2008). Click Here For Report
2007
- Market Morning With Pat Bolland, "Toronto As A Global Financial Centre", interview with Michael Mainelli about the Global Financial Centres Index 2, Canada’s Business News Network (20 November 2007).
- News, "Cashing In On The Value Of Compliance", Computer Weekly (9 November 2007).
- News, "Regulation, Credit Risk Dominate Banking Worries", Risk Management Magazine (9 November 2007).
- News, "Paris Takes Aim At City Of London With Plan For English-Language Market", IHT.com (5 October 2007).
- News, "London Holds On To Top Spot", Telegraph.co.uk (1 October 2007).
- News, "Magnets For Money", The Economist (September 2007).
- News, "Magnets For Money - Sources and Acknowledgments", The Economist (September 2007).
- Lora Walsh Benson, "Barging In"
, Securities & Investment Review, page 38, Securities & Investment Institute (September 2007).
- News, "Stock Market Crash In Slow Motion", Channel4 (17 August 2007). Video with Michael Mainelli
- Michael Imeson, "Cities Of Gold - What Makes A Successful International Financial Centre?" The Banker (1 June 2007). Michael Imeson Reports On The Imperfect Art Of Ascertaining Which World City Is Truly The Greatest.
- News, "Edinburgh Scores Highly In Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI)", ScottishDevelopmentInternational.co.kr (June 2007).
- News, "London Heads League of World’s Financial Centres", FDiMagazine (25 April 2007).
- News, "Global Financial Centres Index & Switzerland’s Position", Arvetica.com (12 April 2007).
- News, "Business Urges City To Lead Carbon Battle", FT.com (26 March 2007).
- News, "Londres, nouvelle reine des finances?, Lapresseaffaires.com (22 March 2007).
- News, "Is Wall Street Losing Its Financial Edge to London?", CNBC.com (21 March 2007).
- Focus, "The City vs The Street", FT.com (20 March 2007).
- Focus, "We Need World-Class Buildings to Stay Ahead"
, CityAM.com (19 March 2007).
- News, "In Dueling Financial Studies, Fuel for New York-London Rivalry", NYTimes.com (19 March 2007).
- News, "On Asia: Developing a Global Financial Centre in Asia", FT.com (16 March 2007).
- News, "Maximum City Still A Minimal Force", IndiaTimes.com (16 March 2007).
- News, "Mumbai Ranks 39th in Financial Centres Competitiveness Index", IndiaTimes.com (15 March 2007).
- News, "Index Puts London Ahead of New York", FT.com (15 March 2007).
- News, "London Squares Up To New York... And Wins By A Mile", Telegraph.co.uk (15 March 2007).
2006
- News, "Exchange-Traded Credit Derivatives Poised To Curb Bank Monopoly", Bloomberg.com (12 December 2006).
- News, "Staff Shortages Push Up OTC Derivatives Processing Costs", Finextra.com (22 November 2006).
- News, "Increase In Exotic Trades Pushes Up OTC Derivatives Processing", Bobsguide.com (21 November 2006).
- News, "You Get What You Pay For", Euromoney.com (November 2006).
- News, "Sports Betting Booms", Handelsblatt.com (15 September 2006) (German).
- News, "Cashing In On The Value of Compliance (MiFID and IT Opportunities)", Computerweekly.com (23 May 2006).
- News, "Private Banks Start Feeling the Pressure of Wholesale Banking Technology, Says Expert" (coverage of Michael Mainelli presentation), WealthBriefing, Clearview Publishing, (10 May 2006).
- News, "Z/Yen Publishes Successful Research into Best Execution Compliance Automation", Bobsguide.com (20 April 2006).
- News, "Research Study Proves the Value of Z/Yen’s PropheZy Software For Best Execution Compliance", STPZone.com (18 April 2006). Coverage of Z/Yen's work on MiFID using PropheZy.
- Securities Industry News, "Best-Execution Math, Predictively"
, GlobalCustody.net (4 April 2006). Coverage of Z/Yen's work on MiFID using PropheZy.
- Focus, "Squeezing the Big Apple", Sunday Times (12 March 2006). Coverage of Mark Yeandle, Michael Mainelli and Adrian Berendt, The Competitive Position of London as a Global Financial Centre
, Corporation of London (November 2005).
- The Accountancy Column, "Support Falters for an Elegant Proposal on Audit Indepence", Financial Times (23 February 2006). Quote from Michael Mainelli.
- Martin Veitch, "CSC Forms Risk Management Consortium", Computing (22 February 2006).
- News, "CSC Launches Risk Constellation for Europe", Finextra.com (22 February).
- News, "UBS Unveils New Tech To Boost OTC Ops Service", OperationsManagement.com, (6 February 2006). Coverage of of Z/Yen press release "OTC Derivatives and Process Automation by Investment Managers Puts Pressure on Brokers to Improve Service Levels."
- News, "Z/Yen Developing MiFID 'Compliance Workstation' Following Best Execution Study" Banking Technology (February 2006). Coverage of Z/Yen's work on MiFID using PropheZy.
- Nick Clark, "Buyside Demands Greater Automation of Derivatives", Financial News (16 January 2006). Coverage of Z/Yen press release "OTC Derivatives and Process Automation by Investment Managers Puts Pressure on Brokers to Improve Service Levels."
- News, "Broker Performance Wilts Under Margin Pressure - Z/Yen", Finextra.com (6 January 2006). Coverage of Z/Yen press release "OTC Derivatives and Process Automation by Investment Managers Puts Pressure on Brokers to Improve Service Levels."
- News, "Increasing Use of OTC Derivatives and Process Automation by Investment Managers Puts Pressure on Brokers to Improve Service Levels", Bobsguide.com (4 January 2006). Coverage of Z/Yen press release "OTC Derivatives and Process Automation by Investment Managers Puts Pressure on Brokers to Improve Service Levels."
- Mike Topping, "Capturing Interest", FOW (January 2006). Coverage of Z/Yen press release "Steep Drop in Processing Costs for OTC Derivatives."
2005
- Charles Nall, "And Share Alike..."
, Solicitors Journal, pages 18-19, Waterlow Professional Publishing (Winter 2005-2006).
- News, "Driving Down Processing Costs", FOW (December 2005). Coverage of Z/Yen press release "Steep Drop in Processing Costs for OTC Derivatives"
- Graham Bowley, "A Stodgy City Turns Boom Town", International Herald Tribune, (31 December 2005). Coverage of Mark Yeandle, Michael Mainelli and Adrian Berendt, The Competitive Position of London as a Global Financial Centre
, Corporation of London (November 2005).
- News, "Investment Managers Punishing Poor Performers", Finextra.com (6 December 2005).
- Products and Press, "New Board Member Appointed", PhysicsWeb.org (23 November 2005). Coverage of Michael Mainelli's appointment
, as Non-Executive Director of UKAS.
- Lex Column, Financial Times, page 20 (11 November 2005). Coverage and use of data from Mark Yeandle, Michael Mainelli and Adrian Berendt, The Competitive Position of London as a Global Financial Centre
, Corporation of London (November 2005).
- Miranda Green, "Capital Valued for Hard Work Culture Pays Off", FT.com. Coverage of Mark Yeandle, Michael Mainelli and Adrian Berendt, The Competitive Position of London as a Global Financial Centre
, Corporation of London (November 2005).
- "CLS THREE YEARS ON: CLS set to corner settlement market" FX Week (5 Septmeber 2005) Coverage of Z/Yen's Financial Services report: Cost per Trade Benchmark - FX & Money Markets 2005.
- "Rising Volumes and New Technology Push Down OTC Derivatives Processing Costs" Finextra.com, (18 October 2005). Coverage of Z/Yen's press release: Steep Drop in Processing Costs for OTC Derivatives.
- Podium Column, "What Do We Mean When We Talk About the Free Market?" Independent Online, (6 October 2005). Coverage of the lecture "Danish Fairy Tales? From Andersen and the Copenhagen Consensus Towards a Theory of Commerce", given at Gresham College by Michael Mainelli on 19 September 2005.
- "Z/Yen, Sun and the LSE Plot Trade Executions" Operational Risk Management Intelligence, Volume 6, Issue 9, Incisive Media Plc (1 September 2005). Z/Yen, technology company Sun Microsystems and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) are working together on a project that uses sophisticated computer technology to map trade executions for compliance purposes, with a view to ultimately reducing investigation costs for anomalous trades.
- "Buy-side challenge for CLS as interbank FX markets feel the benefit" Finextra.com (26 July 2005).
- Bob's Guide, coverage and summary of Anti-Money Laundering Requirements: Costs Benefits and Perceptions
, City Research Series, Corporation of London (June 2005) Bobsguide.com (29 June 2005).
- "Dirty money fight 'burden on UK'" bbc.co.uk (29 June 2005). Coverage of Anti-Money Laundering Requirements: Costs Benefits and Perceptions
, City Research Series, Corporation of London (June 2005).
- Jill Treanor "City's costly money laundering rules 'driving out business' " The Guardian (28 June 2005). Coverage of Anti-Money Laundering Requirements: Costs Benefits and Perceptions
, City Research Series, Corporation of London (June 2005).
- Channel 4, "PartyGaming Float Price Range Set" with Michael Mainelli, "a dilemma..." - Faisal Islam, Channel 4 News (15 June 2005).
- "Fleet Street's New Bankers" radio programme, Stephen Beard, Marketplace, American Public Media (19 May 2005). Michael Mainelli interviewed on the "Wimbledon effect" in the UK financial services industry. (Playback of radio feature requires RealAudio player)
- "A Blurred Euro Vision: European Banking Integration Is Slow and Imperfect", The Economist, Survey: International Banking, page 15 (19 May 2005). The Economist refers at length to the Z/Yen journal article - Stephen Martin and Michael Mainelli, "Why Bother to Be Better? Strategically Stagnant Personal Current Accounts", Journal of Strategic Change, Volume 12, Number 4, pages 209-221, John Wiley & Sons (June-July 2003).
- "Wall Street is the Sucker in Online Betting", FT.com (9 June 2005).
- "Predict the True Exceptions, Lower the Cost of Compliance", Boardroom Minutes (April 2005).
- "Michael Mainelli Appointed as Gresham Professor of Commerce", Gresham.ac.uk (25 April 2005).
- Sarah Bridge, "Online Poker 'A Gamble Too Far' ", ThisIsLondon.com (28 February 2005).
- "Winning the Broker Vote", Finextra.com (20 January 2005).
- "Letter from the Editor", In Brief (January 2005).
- "Betting Shops in Real Danger from Exchanges"
, Betting News (January 2005), page 24. Coverage of Michael Mainelli and Sam Dibb's Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation report "Betting on the Future: Online Gambling Goes Mainstream Financial".
- Nick Mathaison, "Tax Blitz on Online Betting", The Observer (16 January 2005). Reference to "Betting on the Future: Online Gambling Goes Mainstream Financial".
- Richartd Evans, "Report Says Bookies Must 'Adapt or Die'", The Daily Telegraph (13 January 2005). Coverage of Michael Mainelli and Sam Dibb's Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation report "Betting on the Future: Online Gambling Goes Mainstream Financial".
2004
- "Proceed with Caution", Company and Shareholder (November 2004).
- "Cutting the Costs of Trading", FTMandate.com (October 2004).
- "Technology Helps Smaller Banks Cut OTC Derivatives Processing Costs", Finextra.com (30 September 2004).
- Rebecca Atherley, "IT Directors Win Recognition for Vision", Computer Weekly (21 September 2004). Michael Mainelli named medallist for IT Director of the Year.
- "Beyond the Technology Frontier", PWCGlobal.com (August 2004).
- "Insurance Survey Results", CharityLogistics.org (10 July 2004).
- "Software leads to Smart decision", London Innovation (Spring 2004). Z/Yen wins Smart Award for PropheZy.
- "Europe's wrath over broker failings", Financial Times Mandate (9 February 2004). Z/Yen survey reveals poor operational performance.
- Phil Manchester, "Tomorrow's prices today?", Securities & Investment Review (Mar-Apr 2004). Mathematical modelling and prediction.
- Nick Clark, "Fund Managers Get Tough on Broker Efficiency", Financial News Online (26 January 2004). Reference to Z/Yen's Operational Performance of Brokers report.
- "Investment Managers Dropping Brokers with Poor Operational Performance - Z/Yen", Finextra.com (22 January 2004). Review of Z/Yen's Operational Performance of Brokers report.
2003
- "Treasury Trade Fees Fall to $12.50", Financial Times Mandate (15 December 2003). Review of Z/Yen's FX and money markets benchmark.
- "Lack of IT Raises Cost of Processing Options", FX-Week, Volume 14, Number 48 (8 December 2003). Reference to Z/Yen's FX and money markets survey.
- John Plummer, "Getting Input from External Advisors", Third Sector (1 October 2003). Mentions the impact of Z/Yen's work on the Marine Stewardship Council.
- Jean Haggerty, "Banks Test Operational Risk Tools", International Financing Review (26 July 2003). Banks review PropheZy.
- Matthew Little, "Insurance Industry Accused of Profiting from Voluntary Sector", Third Sector, page 2 (16 July 2003). Features Z/Yen's mutual feasibility study.
- Rosie Murray-West, "Insurance Crisis Hitting Charities", Telegraph (23 June 2003). Features Z/Yen's mutual feasibility study.
- "Insurance Premiums Sky-high", Third Sector (4 June 2003). ACEVO mention Z/Yen's mutual feasibility study.
- Emma Nash, "WLans Vulnerable to Abuse by Spammers", Computing, page 4 (3 April 2003). Features Z/Yen's Wireless Security Survey of London.
- "Op Efficiency More Important in Broker Vote", page 10, STP Magazine (April 2003). Comments on Z/Yen's Operational Performance of Broker's Benchmarking Survey.
- "Active Community Unit to Play Role in Mutual Insurance Study", Third Sector (19 March 2003). Home Office involvement in Z/Yen's mutual feasibility study.
- "Fund Managers Demand Operational Improvements from Brokers", Finextra.com (13 March 2003).
- Geoffrey Nairn, "Leaks, Lapses and Lans", Financial Times (12 March 2003).
- Heather McKenzie, "Poor IT is Costing Brokers Business", Financial News (12 March 2003). Comments on Z/Yen's Operational Performance of Broker's Benchmarking Survey.
- "Insurance Mutual for Charity Sector", Third Sector, page 9 (5 March 2003). CFDG comment on Z/Yen's mutual feasibility study (See also Correction, In Brief, Third Sector, Page 3 (12 March 2003)).
- "Playwork in Practice", FreePlayNetwork.org.uk (March 2003) Coverage of Z/Yen's Voluntary and Community Sector Insurance Survey.
- "Charity Insurance Feasibility Study", Fundraising (23 February 2003). Comments on Z/Yen's mutual feasibility study.
- Emma Nash, "City Ignores IT Security Alerts", Computing (13 February 2003). Features Z/Yen’s Wireless Security Survey of London.
- "Mutual to Curb Insurance Crisis", Third Sector, page 1 (13 February 2003). Charity Logistics announces Z/Yen's feasibility study into a charity insurance mutual.
- "Market Idiosyncrasies, Not IT or Workflows is the Key to Good Settlement performance" Global Custodian.com (31 January 2003). Review of Z/Yen's European Trade Failure Analysis Study.
2002
- "Network investment: Management challenges", Personal Computer World (4 November 2002).
- Symon Ross, "Ministers Act on Liability Crisis", Insurance Day, page 1 (21 August 2002). Focuses on a report, Collaborative Risk Management, which Z/Yen was involved in compiling for the Design Build Foundation.
- Victoria Madine, "The Duke of Hazard"
, Building, Issue 23, pages 46-47 (14 June 2002). Features Michael Mainelli’s comments on risk management in the construction sector.
- "Performance Hits Agenda at Finance Directors’ Meeting", Third Sector, page 11 (15 May 2002). Mentions Ian Harris’ involvement on advising charities on performance measurement.
- Nicola Hill, "New Research Adds to Charity Performance Debate", Guardian (15 May 2002). Mentions the presentation of Z/Yen's Evidence of Worth research at the annual Charity Finance conference.
- "IT-systemausfalle Kosten Viele Millionen", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - www.faz.net (17 January 2002). Features Z/Yen Aspect.
2001
- Pat Sweet, "Tail Wagging Dog", Consultants’ Advisory, pages 10-12 (December 2001). Includes an interview with Michael Mainelli on corporate information management.
- "Driving Down the Cost of Investment Banking"
, Financial Innovation, Issue 22 (22 November 2001). Features Z/Yen’s three benchmarking studies on FX, equity and debt and clearance and settlement fees.
- "A Novel Use for Options Theory – Fishy Maths", The Economist, page 64 (18 August 2001). The Economist reports on how Z/Yen helped the Marine Stewardship Council develop a pricing system to facilitate sustainable fishing.
- Lenny Jordan, "Derivatives Outsourcing to Transform the Back Office", Financial News, page 27 (13-19 August 2001). Jeremy Smith, a Z/Yen director, contributes to the ongoing debate concerning outsourcing trade processing.
- Andrew Reierson, "FX Costs Nearing Lowest Levels", Financial Products (25-31 July 2001). Featuring Z/Yen’s comments on the costs of trade processing.
- "Company Chiefs on Growing a Business – Talking Sense", Director, pages 62-68 (July 2001). Debate featuring Stephen Martin, a Director of Z/Yen Aspect (formerly Aspect International Consulting) on the key issues facing small businesses.
- Mike Topping, "OTC Trade Costs Still Much Higher than Cost of Cash Products According to Study", Financial Products (13-19 February 2001). A review of a Z/Yen report on the cost of processing OTC derivatives.
2000
- Sky, "Clean Business Cuisine" with Michael Mainelli, "a recipe for success" - Heather Scott, Sky News (1 September 2000).
- CNN, "Clean Business Cuisine" with Michael Mainelli, "a fascinating book with fascinating accolades" - Becky Anderson, World Business This Morning (7 August 2000).
- "Figuring out the Future", Chartered Secretary (June 2000). A look at Z/Yen’s work with the charity sector.
- "Milet Publishing Plans Ambitious Growth", The Bookseller, page 43 (12 May 2000). Report on Z/Yen’s investment into Milet.
- Nicola Hill, "2020 Vision", The Guardian, page 77 (10 May, 2000). Article features Michael Mainelli’s keynote speech at the ‘Figuring out the Future’ conference regarding risk in the charity sector.
- "Jeeves and the Risk/Reward Company", Strategy (May 2000). Tongue-in-cheek look at organisational dress.
- "Don’t Write off Books", The Bookseller (31 March 2000). Report on Z/Yen’s investment into the publisher Milet.
- Keiron Greenhaigh, "UK Consultancy to Begin OTC Costs Survey", Financial Products, page 11 (29 February – 6 March 2000). Overview of the Z/Yen OTC derivatives cost benchmark survey.
- "Banana Skins 2000 - The CSFI’s Annual Survey of Risks Facing Banks", CSFI (2000). Features comments on technology outsourcing from the Chairman of Z/Yen, Michael Mainelli.
- "IT Service Supplier of the Year", UK Charity Awards 2000. Features Z/Yen’s short listing for the aforementioned award.
1999
- "Acid Flashback", Computing, page 84 (9 December 1999). A summary of the philosophy behind the Z/Yen name.
- Phil Abbott, "And Now for Those End of Season Results in Full", Management Consultancy (July/August 1999). A report, including Z/Yen, on the top consulting firms ranked by 1998 fee income.
- David Longworth, "Legal Eagles", Computers and Finance, pages 31-33 (April 1999). Features Michael Mainelli’s comments on IT contracting.
- "OPD Total Occupancy Cost Code Report", IPD Occupiers (1999). Includes a contribution by Michael Mainelli.
1998
- David Longworth, "Windows Shopping", Computers and Finance, Issue 13 (June 1998). Ian Harris, Managing Director of Z/Yen, contributes to a debate on the merits of migrating to Microsoft NT.
1997
- "Beef About Christmas", The Daily Telegraph (10 December, 1997). Mention of Z/Yen’s tongue-in-cheek reasoning of why Christmas should be prevented for risk reasons!!!!
- Phil Wainewright, "Chaos Theory", Computers and Finance, pages 12-15 (June 1997). Comments from Ian Harris of Z/Yen on project management.
- John Gapper, "BZW Unites with MoD to Conquer Global Markets", The Financial Times (16 January 1997). Mentions Z/Yen’s involvement with BZW on ways of helping traders.
- Marion Weatherhead, "Real Estate in Corporate Strategy", pages 260-267, Macmillan Press (1997). Profile of the Z/Yen company and its business model.
1996
- James Flint, "Market Wars", Wired UK (Dec 1996).
- Justin Thyme, "Back to the Future", Management Consultancy (May 1996). Humorous look at the Z/Yen seminar on charities and the internet.
- William Gleeson, "A Vision of Enlightenment", Management Consultant International (March 1996). A look at how Z/Yen is offering an alternative employment model for consultants.
