Markets
Capital Wave Flows Into Re Market; Reinsurers Forced To Change
Willis Re reported this week that a wave of new capital—amounting to $35 billion—is currently flowing into the global reinsurance market, characterizing the capital market's activity as a "direct ...
Services Growth Could Signal Britain Will Escape New Recession
Britain's dominant services industry grew at its strongest pace in five months in January, a small boost to chances the country might narrowly skirt a new recession. Output in the sector, which ...
Should Tweeting CEOs Be Muzzled or Glorified?
If the CEO of a public company posts good news about the company's booming business on Facebook, does that same CEO have an obligation to post information about a subsequent business decline? The ...
Japan Economic Policy At Critical Point; ‘Historic’ Shifts Could Unfold This Week: Reuters
'Historic' is an overused word. But if the Bank of Japan meets expectations and embarks this week on a radical policy shift to crush deflation, the meeting will go down as, well, historic. Because of ...
Greenberg’s View: Opening Global Markets, Shaping Foreign Relations
During his 60-year career, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg helped build American International Group (AIG) into the world's largest insurer by opening global markets and getting services industries ...
The Devil Is In The Details: Director Minutes and Liability
Even lawyers disagree about the correct answer to question that they hear often from members of the board of directors of companies they serve: What minutes should look like and how detailed should ...
London Still Tops in Top 10 Global Financial Centers
London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore remain the top four financial centers around the globe. That's according to the latest survey conducted by the Financial Center Futures team at the London ...