www.ntv.co.ke We will bring innovation, global standards and enable regional companies go global, that is the promise international banks setting in the country are making to Kenyan companies.In the final part of the Scramble for Financial Services Market series, NTV’s Kaara Wainaina speaks to global banks setting up in the country, what they perceive their role in the Kenyan economy to be.
Shurwest Financial Group’s marketing director Marc Montini talks about the benefits of video marketing for the financial services and annuity industry. Montini shows how Shurwest Financial Group’s marketing support can help you attract new clients with video marketing. www.shurwest.com http
See post and transcript here thinkprogress.org EXCLUSIVE: Eric Cantor Promises Oil Speculators That Republicans Will Block Financial Regulations House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) visited the Chicago headquarters of the CME Group, “the world’s largest owner and operator” of private exchanges for derivatives products. CME Group specializes in a number of markets, including trading futures contracts for various blends of crude oil and food commodities. Cantor met with executives, and at one point, gave brief remarks before CME Group employees and various commodity speculators. Cantor told the audience of speculators that his Republican caucus would “do our part” to block the implementation of financial reforms passed last year as part of the sweeping Dodd-Frank law. He even called out the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the regulators in charge of overseeing derivatives and energy speculation, and promised to stop regulations from going online: Currently, energy speculation is at an all time record high. In 2008, according to many analysts, oil speculation — which took place on unregulated private exchanges owned by the CME Group and a set of international exchanges — spiked gas prices to unprecedented levels. Now, excessive oil speculation is again driving the pain at the pump. While Goldman Sachs has claimed that at least of the current price of crude oil is due to speculation, financial experts contacted by ThinkProgress say the Goldman Sachs number …
The cash-rich Piramal Healthcare, which recently sold its core business of formulations to Abbott Pharmaceuticals for .7 billion, has announced its entry into financial services business. The company will also start two non-banking financial services companies.
Sun Life Financial – Canadians’ financial advice to loved ones: rely less on credit and develop a financial plan – Sun Life Financial launches online tools and ad campaign to help Canadians create a plan that’s right for them
Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) — Michael Burry, the former head of Scion Capital LLC who predicted the housing market’s plunge, talks with Bloomberg’s Jon Erlichman about the financial crisis and the housing market. (Source: Bloomberg)
www.house.gov Congressman Ron Paul questions Donald L. Kohn, Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, at the House Financial Services Committee hearing on January 13, 2009. Ben Bernanke decided the meeting wasn’t important enough and was a no-show.
November 18, 2008 House Financial Services Committee Ron Paul (this man rambles) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
