PBS
Goldman Sachs Part I
Paul Solman examines the inner workings of investment powerhouse Goldman Sachs and how it makes money. ( Part 1)
PBS
Bill Clinton (2011 Author Interview)
Book: Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy
Professor Dave Explains
The Basics of Investing (Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, and Types of Interest)
In order to generate significant wealth, one must invest their money. But how does investment work? What does one invest in? What are stocks, bonds, and mutual funds? If you are earning money on an investment, what type of interest in...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Joon Yun: Healthcare In The 21st Century
The 21st Century will be the Healthcare Century. Human endeavor creates prosperity, and health is an engine that powers human endeavor. Prosperous societies, in turn, consume more healthcare in a procyclical fashion. The effect of...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Teresa Ghilarducci: The Retirement Crisis
The retirement crisis is anything but imaginary. According to research conducted by Professor Teresa Ghilarducci, head of the Department of Economics at the New School in New York City, only 44% of workers in the United States have...
TLDR News
America's Debt Crisis Explained: Why Politicians Just Can't Agree - TLDR News
Currently, the US is having a major argument about the debt ceiling, with many republicans refusing to see the ceiling shifted. So in this video, we unpack the argument, why Republicans are so upset and what happens if the Democrats...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Marleen Janssen Groesbeek: The Global Market and Nation States (4/7)
The video shows the panel Sovereignty and Institutional Design in the Global Age at INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 9, 2011. The speaker in this segment is Marleen Janssen Groesbeek, Policy Officer Sustainability and Corporate...
The Wall Street Journal
Primary Trends in the Secondaries Boom
Evercore and Cambridge Associates discuss the rapid growth the secondary market has experienced recently and where it will go next.
Curated Video
The Role of Financial Markets in Facilitating the Economy
This video is a lecture on the role of financial markets and the functions they play in facilitating an economy. The speaker discusses various financial assets such as shares, bonds, securities, and currencies that are traded in...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Money View: Inside Job
This video is a visual analysis of concepts in the film "Inside Job" as illustrated by Perry Mehrling in a recent "Money View" blog entry
TLDR News
This is Britain's Secret Economic Crisis: The Gilt Destruction
The UK's economy is currently damaged in so many ways that it's almost hard to keep track, but one metric is more important than many others - gilt markets. So let's explain what they are and why the Bank of England just had to take huge...
TLDR News
Is Liz Truss Already Toast?
Over the last few weeks, Liz Truss and her cabinet have made some decisions that led to the pound crashing and the Labour party soaring in the polls. How did this happen and can she recover from it?
Curated Video
Other Financial Institutions in the Financial Sector
In this video, the speaker provides an overview of various financial institutions that operate in the financial sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, pension funds, crowdfunding platforms, building societies, and private...
Press Association
Labour "will have to do more" on planning and infrastructure reform, says Darren Jones - full Q&A
New ReviewDarren Jones answers questions from the business community at Scotland’s Global Investment Summit. Mr Jones said that Labour "will have to do more" in their second year in Government on planning and infrastructure, despite a reform bill...
Press Association
Reform UK would consider paying Taliban - full press conference with Richard Tice and Zia Yusuf
New ReviewReform UK would consider paying the Taliban and the Iranian government to take deportees from Britain, the party’s deputy leader has said. Richard Tice argued there was a “justification” for the move as it was “in the interests of the...
Curated Video
‘Canadians expect us to take the time necessary' to reach a U.S. trade deal: LeBlanc
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, speaking to reporters in Washington, D.C., said Canada will only accept a deal when there is one in the best interest of workers and the Canadian economy on the table.
Curated Video
Dissolution of Alberta's election commissioner's office sparks ethics debate | Sunday Scrum
Elections Alberta officially dissolved the province's Office of the Election Commissioner this week, in a move that Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says is the mark of a premier and government 'consumed by power.'
Curated Video
Potential SNC-Lavalin corruption conviction could have huge impacts in Quebec
If SNC-Lavalin is convicted of corruption and fraud, it would have serious ramifications in Quebec, with over 3,000 people employed there and the province’s pension funds being the company’s largest shareholder.
Curated Video
Chile Congress set to vote on fourth withdrawal of pension fund
Concerns about the future of Chile's pension plan - as the government allows early withdrawals to help people get through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Curated Video
Robinhood, Reddit, Hedge Fund Executives to Testify Before House Committee Today
All eyes are on GameStop and Reddit traders today, as the House Financial Services Committee gears up for a hearing on market volatility. The hearing comes after Reddit users turned traditional trading upside down, sending shares of...
Curated Video
Francesca Albanese on being cancelled and censorship of Palestine
Francesca Albanese warns that censorship targeting Palestine and its supporters is on the rise globally.
Curated Video
Carney grilled over previous role overseeing funds worth $25B in tax haven
Liberal Leader Mark Carney faced more questions about his time at Brookfield Asset Management, overseeing two green investment funds registered in the offshore tax haven of Bermuda. Carney’s political opponents are using the issue to...
Curated Video
Alberta Federation of Labour reacts to Stephen Harper's appointment as AIMCo's new chairman
Unions are worried about AIMCo’s new direction under the UCP after the recent firing of its board and CEO, and the appointment of its new chair. AIMCo manages pension funds for thousands of public sector workers in Alberta.
Bloomberg
Goldman's Nachmann on Opportunities in Private Markets
Marc Nachmann, global head of asset and wealth management at Goldman Sachs, says the firm plans to spend more time with regulators regarding its private markets work as profits and scrutiny grow. "We continue to think private markets are...