International
Traders’ Personal Stress May Drive Market Instability, Say Researchers
Financial markets may be more vulnerable to traders' stress levels than previously thought, according to a scientific study which found that high levels of the stress hormone cortisol can induce risk ...
British Officials, Insurers to Meet Over Flood Recovery
British officials will hold their first meeting with insurers today on how they'll deal with record floods that have so far caused an estimated 600 million pounds ($1 billion) in damage. Cabinet ...
AIG Plans Islamic Reinsurance (Retakaful) Venture in Malaysia
American International Group Inc. is plotting its entry into Malaysia's Islamic insurance market, lured by the country's economic expansion and an industry that has grown more than fivefold in less ...Pine River Hedge Fund Raising $750 Million to Start Bermuda Reinsurer
Pine River Capital Management LP, the $14.3 billion hedge-fund firm founded by Brian Taylor, is raising capital for a reinsurance company in the latest push by a money manager into the industry. The ...
OECD Wants Broker, Insurer Data Included in Tax Evasion Crackdown
Accounts at brokers and insurers need to be included along with banks in a plan designed to share data among governments to crack down on tax evasion, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and ...
U.S. Offers Outline of 2015 Global Climate Pact to United Nations
The United States on Wednesday submitted to the United Nations its vision for a new international climate agreement that is "built to last," outlining what it thinks should be the main elements of a ...
Lloyd’s Neighbor, Walkie Talkie, Seeks Shade from Car-Melting Beam
The owners of the 37-story skyscraper in the City of London financial district known as the Walkie Talkie are seeking permission to mount sun-shading gear to block a car-melting light beam cast by ...
Regulatory Compliance at Top of Financial Executives’ Worry List
Financial industry executives are almost as concerned about the growing demands of regulatory compliance as they are with market volatility, according to today's survey of 400 financial companies by ...