Hot Financial Companies To Invest In 2014

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Hot Financial Companies To Invest In 2014: First M & F Corporation(FMFC)

First M&F Corporation operates as the holding company for Merchants and Farmers Bank that provides community banking services to middle market and professional businesses in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida. It offers various deposit products, including interest and non-interest bearing NOW and money market, savings, and time deposits, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also provides loan products, such as commercial, financial, and agricultural loans; non-residential real estate loans; residential real estate loans; and consumer loans. In addition, it offers various services, such as business checking, treasury management, and secured and unsecured lines of credit; sweep accounts and letters of credit; debit cards, automated teller machine access, and overdraft protection plans. Further, the company provides credit life insurance and general insurance agency services; and real estate property management services, as well as involves in asset-based lending operations. First M&F Corporation operates through its main office and two branches in Kosciusko and its branches within central and north Mississippi. The company was founded in 1890 and is based in Kosciusko, Mississippi.

Hot Financial Companies To Invest In 2014: China Real Estate Information Corporation(CRIC)

China Real Estate Information Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides real estate information, consulting, advertising, promotional event, and online services in China. The company provides CRIC system, a real estate information database and analysis system, which include data on specific real estate development projects and parcels of land, real estate-related news, macroeconomic, demographic and real estate industry-specific statistics, and research reports about the real estate industry It also offers real estate information services, which include data subscription services and data integration services; real estate consulting services comprising land acquisition consulting, real estate development consulting, marketing consulting, and comprehensive solution consulting services; and real estate advertising design and sales services primarily to real estate developers. In addition, the company provides promotional event services that include securing venu es, hiring caterers and other service providers, formulation of event themes, and inviting speakers and guests for real estate promotional events; and real estate online services, including region-specific real estate news and information, property data, and access to online communities through local Websites covering 138 cities across China. It serves real estate developers, banks, institutional investors, and other financial institutions and appraisers, as well as academic and research institutes, national and local governmental agencies, and home design or the media industries. The company was formerly known as CRIC Holdings Limited and changed its name to China Real Estate Information Corporation in September 2009. China Real Estate Information Corporation is headquartered in Shanghai, China. China Real Estate Information Corporation is a subsidiary of E-House (China) Holdings Limited.

Best Gold Stocks To Own For 2014: National Western Life Insurance Company(NWLI)

National Western Life Insurance Company provides life insurance products for the savings and protection needs of policyholders and annuity contracts for the asset accumulation and retirement needs of contract holders. Its life products include universal life insurance and interest-sensitive whole life, as well as traditional products, such as term insurance coverage; and annuity products comprise flexible premium and single premium deferred annuities, fixed indexed annuities, and single premium immediate annuities. The company markets and distributes its insurance products primarily through independent national marketing organizations to residents of various countries in central and South America, the Caribbean, the Pacific Rim, eastern Europe, and Asia. It also engages in small real estate, nursing home, and other investment operations. The company was founded in 1956 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Hot Financial Companies To Invest In 2014: Investec(INVP.L)

Investec plc provides various financial products and services primarily in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Australia. The company operates in six divisions: Asset Management, Wealth and Investment, Property Activities, Private Banking, Investment Banking, and Capital Markets. The Asset Management division offers investment products and services to institutional and individual investors. The Wealth and Investment division provides investment management services for private clients, charities, and pension schemes and trusts, as well as independent financial planning advice for private clients and businesses. The Property Activities division involves in the property investments, property fund and asset management, property trading and development, and property backed distressed debt acquisition activities. The Private Banking division offers personal savings, mortgage services, treasury products, and cash management; growth and acquisition finance; wealth management; sp ecialized lending; structured property finance; and trust and fiduciary services targeting high net worth individuals, wealthy entrepreneurs, professionals, self-employed entrepreneurs, owner managers in mid-market companies, and investors. The Investment Banking division provides corporate finance, institutional research, sales and trading, direct investments, and private equity services to the listed and unlisted companies, fund managers, government, and parastatals. The Capital Markets division offers asset and liability management, treasury, interest rate, structured equity, financial, structured and asset finance, project finance, commodities and resource finance, debt capital market, and corporate and leveraged debt services to corporate clients, public sector bodies, and institutions. The company was founded in 1974 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. Investec plc operates as a subsidiary of Investec Group.