Investment Officers
Analyst’s Comment Spreads on Twitter, Spooking Kinder Morgan Investors
Kevin Kaiser, a 26-year-old analyst only three years into his first job out of the Ivy League, jolted Wall Street last week with a pithy email taking aim at North America's largest oil and gas ...
Former Zurich Chair Ackermann’s ‘Late Remorse’ May Be Premature: Review
Josef Ackermann, the former chief executive of Deutsche Bank AG and chairman of Zurich Insurance, cannot be happy about the timing of a new book by his ex-head of communications at Deutsche Bank AG. ...
Travelers $633M Buyback Sets Record in Quarter as Storm Costs Decline
Travelers Cos., the only property insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, spent a record amount on share repurchases this quarter as it benefits from lower costs tied to the most severe natural ...
U.S. House Panel Probes Obsolete Technology at SEC
A U.S. House of Representatives committee is investigating whether federal securities regulators are using last century's tools to review corporations' books despite a rule that requires them to use ...
Fitch Sees Alternative Capital Fueling Reinsurance Mergers
Mergers and acquisitions in the reinsurance industry may rise in coming years because of higher valuations and the inflow of alternative capital, according to Fitch Ratings Ltd. The consolidation ...
Buy or Sell? Response May Depend on How Investment News Is Delivered
Some investment firms are looking at using online videos to bring financial news to their investors. But researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology caution firms to first consider ...
Third Point Re’s Underwriting Model to Top Greenlight’s, Advises JPMorgan
Dan Loeb's Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., which had a public offering last month, will probably produce better underwriting results than David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., JPMorgan Chase ...
Reinsurance Industry Could Attract $100B in New Capital: Aon
The reinsurance industry may attract about $100 billion of new capital from alternative sources over the next five years as pension and hedge funds boost investment, according to broker Aon Plc. ...