Boardroom Agenda
SEC Relying on Firms Strengthening Internal Compliance Programs
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is calling on corporate executives and boards to strengthen internal compliance programs as funding constraints limit the agency's reach, SEC Chairman Mary ...
Court: Goldman Must Pay Legal Costs for Programmer ‘Officer’ with VP Title
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. must pay some legal fees incurred by a former computer programmer accused of stealing code from the bank because his title of vice president made him a bank officer at the ...
Flooding and Flood Models Explained: Karen Clark Reviews the Basics
There are multiple types of flooding that can cause significant property damage and losses to insurance companies.. One is the flooding associated with storm surge from hurricanes. Hurricanes can ...
N.Y. Fed Reserve Chief: Living Wills Not Enough to Fix Too Big to Fail
Reserve Bank of New York President William C. Dudley said that government plans to wind down large financial firms, while helping reduce the odds of a taxpayer bailout, don't eliminate the need for ...
Fitch: Global Insurance Capital Standard Adds Uncertainty
Plans by the Basel-based International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) to develop a risk-based global insurance capital standard add further uncertainty for the insurance industry, ...
What Lured Aon, Noble and Others to Move Headquarters to London
The Swiss town of Baar boasts clean air, easy access to ski slopes and some of Europe's lowest personal taxes. London? Traffic and perpetual drizzle. Yet executives at Noble Corp., a provider of ...
Allianz CEO: Expanding Pimco Equity Tougher Than Expected
Michael Diekmann, whose Allianz SE owns Bill Gross's Pacific Investment Management Co., said a plan by the bond-fund manager to expand into equities is proving harder than expected. Pimco's stock ...
Q&A on Risks of U.S. Treasury Default
U.S. lawmakers are negotiating to raise the debt ceiling before the Treasury is expected to run out of funds, leaving the country at risk of defaulting on its debt. Below are some key questions ...