Government
SCOTUS Seems Reluctant to Broaden Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections
Conservative and liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared reluctant to broaden protections for corporate insiders who blow the whistle on securities law violations or fraud by their ...
Spike in Drone Use Places Airlines, Business Jets at Risk: FAA Research
The millions of small civilian drones plying the nation's skies can cause significant damage to airliners and business jets in a midair collision, new research commissioned by the U.S. Federal ...
Suit Against AT&T/Time Warner Merger Could Curtail Other M&A Activity
President Donald Trump's first year in office was already shaping up to be a less-than-banner one for M&A. Now, the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit to block AT&T Inc.'s $85.4 billion ...
House Passes Package of Flood Insurance Bills, Reforms Included
The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 237-189 to pass the 21st Century Flood Reform Act (H.R. 2874), a package of seven bills that reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) ...
China Will Let Overseas Firms Buy Majority Stakes in Its Domestic Insurers
China took a major step toward the long-awaited opening of its financial system, saying it will remove foreign ownership limits on banks while allowing overseas firms to take majority stakes in local ...
Climate Risks Leave Insurers Bracing for Perilous Future
After one of the worst Atlantic hurricane seasons in history, the world's biggest insurers say the industry needs to get its act together if it wants to survive climate change. Insuring against ...
Global ‘Too Big to Fail’ Insurer Assessment Reportedly Going Away
Global financial regulators have decided to ditch a "too big to fail" gauge for assessing the riskiness of insurers, according to a source briefed on the matter, in a big win for companies such as ...
Solving Financial System Cybersecurity Challenges Won’t Happen With Regulation: Fed Official
More rules may not be the best answer to protecting the financial system against cyber attacks, a Federal Reserve official said. "I don't think the solution to the cybersecurity problem rests in ...