Investment Officers
Analysis: Continued Contraction Seen for U.S. Municipal Bonds Market in 2014
The withering U.S. municipal bond market will shrink even more well into 2014, with interest rate and credit risks keeping both investors and borrowers away. Barring an unforeseen turnaround in the ...AIG Selling Aircraft Leasing Firm for $5 Billion
American International Group Inc. agreed to sell the world's second-largest aircraft lessor to AerCap Holdings NV for $5 billion after a group of Chinese bidders missed deadlines to purchase the ...
Sompo Japan Weighs Acquisition of U.K.’s Canopius Group
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc., a unit of Japan's third-largest casualty insurer group by market value, is considering buying U.K.'s Canopius Group Ltd. as it continues an overseas expansion. The ...
RSA Insurance Ireland CEO Lee Resigns After Another Lower Profit Warning
RSA Insurance Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Simon Lee quit after warning for the third time in six weeks that profit will be lower as the insurer injected more capital into Ireland amid an ...
AmTrust Never Stronger, CEO Says
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. announced Thursday that the fundamental outlook for the company remains positive, responding to negative comments in a report on a research website. The report is ...
Insurers Spark Business Boom for Third-Party Asset Managers
Franklin Resources Inc., the money manager that features Benjamin Franklin in its logo, is building the team managing insurers' funds as retail clients retreat from bonds at a record pace. Mark ...
Pension Funds Betting on Catastrophe Bonds; Demand Outpacing Supply
Funds specializing in insurance- linked risks such as catastrophe bonds are benefiting as the $30 trillion pension industry increases bets in a market that hasn't posted an annual loss. At Leadenhall ...
Congress Could Address ‘Fast Track’ Trade Authority in Early 2014
The Obama administration could secure "fast-track" trade promotion authority from Congress early next year, a leading lawmaker said on Tuesday, handing it the means to secure two big new trade deals. ...