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Second Curve’s Brown Discusses Obama’s Banking Proposal: Video

Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — Thomas Brown, chief executive officer of Second Curve Capital LLC, talks with Bloomberg’s Betty Liu about President Barack obama‘s proposal to limit U.S. banks’ size and trading activities. (This report is an excerpt. Source: Bloomberg) Duration : 0:3:13 Technorati Tags: and, Audio, banking, Bloomberg, brown, COMPANY, Credit, crisis, Crunch, Curve’s, Discusses, … Continue reading

Calabria Sees Obama Bank Plan `Watered Down’ by Congress: Video

Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) — Mark Calabria, director of financial regulation studies at the Cato Institute, talks with Bloomberg’s Mark Crumpton about President Barack obama‘s call for limiting the size and trading activities of financial institutions. The proposals will be part of an overhaul of regulations and would specifically prohibit banks from running proprietary trading operations … Continue reading

Frank Says Banks Need Time to Divest Under Obama Plan: Video

Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Representative Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, talks with Bloomberg’s Peter Cook about President Barack obama‘s proposals to limit the size and trading activities of U.S. financial institutions as a way to reduce risk taking and prevent another financial crisis. The proposals will … Continue reading

Sifma Hires Lawyer, Considers Action on Obama Bank Levy: Video

Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association hired Carter Phillips, a managing partner at law firm Sidley Austin LLP, to advise on a response to what it described as the obama administrations targeted and punitive levy on banks. Bloomberg’s Lizzie O’Leary reports. (Source: Bloomberg) Duration : 0:1:42 Technorati Tags: action, … Continue reading

Michelle and Daughters – By the People: The Election of Barack Obama – Preview – BBC Two

More about this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00q0htw Nearly a year before Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States, film-makers Amy Rice and Alicia Sams began to roll cameras on the young senator. Featuring intimate footage of obama, his family and his election team, this unique film documents the behind-the-scenes story of the … Continue reading