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Allianz CEO: Capital Rules Fuel Artificial Pricing of Bond Risk
Michael Diekmann, chief executive officer of Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, said capital rules that encourage financial companies to invest in sovereign bonds are thwarting a solution to the ...
Swiss Re Buys Stake in Li’s FWD in $425 Million Asia Push
Swiss Re Ltd., the world's second- biggest reinsurer, will invest as much as $425 million in Richard Li's FWD Group as it pushes for growth in Asia. The company will buy 12.3 percent of FWD from ...
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‘Once in Decade’ Typhoon Threatens Tokyo
A once-in-a-decade typhoon threatened Japan on Tuesday forcing the cancellation of flights and trains and disrupting oil shipments as it made its way across the Pacific directly towards the capital, ...
China to Allow Foreign Investors in Finance Sector to Use Yuan
China's central bank will allow foreign businesses to invest in domestic financial firms using offshore yuan funding, it said on Thursday, as part of efforts to broaden the usage of the currency in ...
Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg Wins Delay in NY Fraud Case
Former American International Group Chief Executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg on Thursday won a short reprieve from New York's case accusing him of orchestrating sham transactions at AIG. State ...
Marsh: Risk-Adjusted Benchmarking Offers Alternative View to D&O Market Rate Changes
Although primary rates for directors and officers liability coverage continue to firm on a traditional rate comparison basis, global broker Marsh says the excess market remains competitive with ...
Financial Regulators Discuss Debt Ceiling, Government Shutdown
U.S. financial regulators discussed the federal debt ceiling and the effect of the government shutdown on market monitoring during a phone conversation on Tuesday, a Treasury Department spokesman ...