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Vonage announces new CEO

International Finance DeskOctober 8, 2014

by International Finance DeskOctober 8, 2014

Alan Masarek is a former Google Inc executive IFM Correspondent October 8, 2014: Holmdel-based Vonage Holdings Corp. on October 7, 2014 announced the appointment of Alan Masarek, former Google Inc executive, as CEO of the company. The appointment will be effective November 6, 2014. Masarek succeeds Marc Lefar, who is retiring from the CEO post...

Banking

Most investment bankers are still male

International Finance DeskOctober 7, 2014

by International Finance DeskOctober 7, 2014

With a 2% drop in number of women entering the financial sector in the US, gender diversity is a long way off Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya October 7, 2014: While the technology sector is struggling to shrug off the gender-bias tag from its name, there is another industry — the financial services sector — which...

Economy

Warning of global slowdown

International Finance DeskOctober 6, 2014

by International Finance DeskOctober 6, 2014

20% of the countries that tapped into the World Bank’s fund for the poorest yet to show any growth IFM Correspondent October 6, 2014: In an effort to warn the global economy against considerable downside risk, finance and development ministers from around the world will meet in Washington DC on October 11, 2014. With Europe...

Economy

Kenya rings in competition

International Finance DeskOctober 6, 2014

by International Finance DeskOctober 6, 2014

From price wars, buy outs to intrigues over thin SIM technology. Has the telecom sector finally come of age? Amoxers Wachira October 6, 2014: Over the last few months , Kenya’s telecom sector has been buzzing with activity. From mobile network operators taking their price wars to court, to cut throat competition, which has prompted...

Finance Wealth Management

Gold hits 15-month low

International Finance DeskOctober 6, 2014

by International Finance DeskOctober 6, 2014

Strong economic data sends prices down October 6, 2014: With US unemployment rate below 6% for the first time since 2008, gold prices have gone negative for the year and tumbled below $1,200 an ounce. Gold opened 2014 trading at $1,207.80 an ounce and approached the $1,400 mark in March. However, the release of relatively...

Fintech

Facebook announces change in research policy

International Finance DeskOctober 3, 2014

by International Finance DeskOctober 3, 2014

This comes after they published a study that turned into a PR disaster IFM Correspondent October 3, 2014: After a study on people’s emotional behaviour carried earlier this year backfired, Facebook on Thursday announced that it has come up with a new review process for pre-approving research. The emotional contagion study published in June was...

Economy

Rainbow Nation’s energy sector is getting greener

International Finance DeskOctober 3, 2014

by International Finance DeskOctober 3, 2014

Since the 2008 energy crisis, South Africa has been trying to reduce dependency on coal Miriam Mannak October 3, 2014: Africa’s second largest economy is a land of abundance, boasting vast reserves of coal, platinum, and gold. The country’s natural wealth isn’t, however, confined to the depths below the earth’s surface. She is also blessed...

Fintech

eBay to spin off PayPal

International Finance DeskOctober 1, 2014

by International Finance DeskOctober 1, 2014

Earlier this year, management decided against the separation IFM Correspondent October 1, 2014: PayPal is splitting from eBay and will become a separate and publicly traded company next year. The decision comes almost a year after billionaire investor Carl Icahn opened a proxy fight pushing for the spinoff of PayPal. “The industry landscape is changing,...

Business Leaders

Islamic State: America’s new nemesis

International Finance DeskSeptember 30, 2014

by International Finance DeskSeptember 30, 2014

The recent turn of events in the Middle-East has raised several pressing questions such as the reason for the US authorising air strikes in Iraq this August Sharan Lal September 30, 2014: The gruesome beheading of two American journalists and a British aid worker in the months of August 2014 and September 2014 have once...

Business Leaders

Modi makes a mark at Madison Square Garden

International Finance DeskSeptember 29, 2014

by International Finance DeskSeptember 29, 2014

Thanks Indian-Americans for their support and unveils his vision for India in an engaging speech IFM Correspondent September 29, 2014: On Sunday, Madison Square Garden was jampacked with Indian-Americans who had turned up to listen to Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India. Thousands of supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi were seen lined up outside...