If you are one of those who rails against the short-termism and excessive risk-taking of some banks and finance businesses, you might note that a public sector financialinstitution, the Debt Management Office, has taken a reassuringly long-term approach to managing the UK government's debts - and without its prudence, we might all be in Queer Street or Skid Row by now.
Temenos also entered the wealth management business with the 2010 acquisition of Odyssey Group and plans to expand that platform which already has 160 financialinstitution customers worldwide.