GE's reign illustrated the close links between modern industry and finance: GE Capital contributes almost half of the conglomerate's profits.
It regularly skewers those captains of industry and finance who, in the time-honoured German way, strike behind-the-scenes deals with minimal regard for shareholders.
The International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication (ISITC), an industry trade group focused on transaction processing, reports that a pool of members surveyed show that almost all think that finance industry could benefit from greater leadership.
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Another explanation is that both Britain and America have been highly dependent on the finance industry.
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Ms Knight said the finance industry was not the only factor in the economic crisis.
Felix Salmon has an interesting piece about a survey done of finance industry professionals.
In the last year I have become heavy involved financially in the micro finance industry in Mexico.
The personal finance industry has not been slow to point out that the remit change will hammer savers.
The finance industry has adopted the Equator Principles, a benchmark for managing social and environmental issues in project financing.
The slowing will be even sharper once a big fall in bonuses, especially in the finance industry, is included.
As the majority party, Democrats currently receive a bigger share of contributions from the finance industry than do Republicans.
During a recent conversation in Manhattan, Megan spoke with me about her baptism by fire in the finance industry.
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And the banking and the finance industry's still very much a service industry - customers like to see people.
Unlike the San Jose and San Francisco metro areas, the No. 3 city is dominated by the finance industry.
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There can be no doubt that, unfortunately, the Shariah Finance industry is growing.
Commenting on the deal, Heather Bestwick, Deputy CEO of Jersey Finance, said it offered a certainty to the finance industry.
The finance industry needs them, too: it is growing so fast that it is struggling to recruit and retain staff.
He told members of the finance industry that Jersey must be more robust in explaining its work to other countries.
Dumb money is the term Hollywood uses for people from outside the industry trying to finance movies because they are often fleeced.
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The finance industry is in the midst of a transformative period of evolution, and financial economists have a huge agenda to tackle.
In Britain, given the size of its finance industry, housing boom and consumer debt, the balance-sheet adjustment will, if anything, be greater.
The 3% Goods and Services Tax was introduced in May because the government will be receiving less tax from the finance industry.
Was the finance industry using a larger share of the nation's resources?
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To see which banks were over- or undervalued, we turned to SNL Financial, a Charlottesville, Va. research firm focusing on the finance industry.
Mr Trenchard also believes the States is right to expect increased profits in the finance industry to fill the deficit in the long term.
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In fact, reforms are changing the face of Japan's finance industry.
The Tompkins dispute with Chevy Chase Trust comes at a time when the finance industry, under intense regulatory and competitive pressure, facing another round of consolidation.
This will be a big change of habit: according to Morgan Stanley, America's net Treasury-bond purchases, outside those by the finance industry, have been zero since 1992.
Just as countries rich in natural resources see other activities crowded out, the success of the finance industry in the Channel Islands has stopped others from sprouting.
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