Sentence examples for Financial lobby from inspiring English sources

"Financial Justice" (2013, Praeger-ABC/CLIO) is the untold story of how a diverse group of progressive organizations took on the powerful financial lobby, pushed Congress to create a strong new consumer protection agency (The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau), and against the odds, and won.

That will be a struggle: the Institute of International Finance (IIF), a financial lobby group, reckons that banks need some $1.3 trillion in additional capital on top of what they had at the end of 2010.Holding more capital and lower-yielding liquid assets will depress returns.

They largely have the financial lobby to thank — in particular the Institute of International Finance, which is based in Washington and represents the interests of more than 450 banks, hedge funds and other financial institutions around the world.

Basically the EU can be just another chance for the financial lobby to water down or sabotage a new piece of regulation.

Before joining the financial lobby group Cook was head of wealth management for HSBC and before that worked as deputy chief executive of the bank's operations in Jersey.

Indeed, on key political issues of the day, the financial lobby spends a great deal of time and money trying to persuade Congressmen against the establishment of an independent consumer protection agency.

The Olympic lobby was shocked.

Environmental lobby groups praised Mr Obama.

Everyone loves the Ace Hotel lobby.

The Jewish lobby in America and Israel.

Now the Saudi lobby is facing its biggest crisis.