International
Ex-JPM ‘Whale’ Deputy Argues He Was Just Following Orders
A lawyer for a former JPMorgan Chase & Co employee who worked with "the London Whale" Bruno Iksil, has been trying to convince U.S. prosecutors that his client was the unwitting victim of ...
Zurich Delayed Ad Campaign Launching
By rolling out television, print and billboard marketing campaigns on Monday, Zurich Insurance is aiming to advertise business as usual after a suicide and resignation in the Swiss insurer's top ...
Analysis: Brazil May Be Spending Its Way Towards A Downgrade
Brazil's finances are set to deteriorate substantially next year, leaving the government with few options to revive a sputtering economy and raising the threat of a credit downgrade. The government ...
Ackermann Quits Siemens, Dismisses Influence in CFO Suicide
Josef Ackermann said he will step down as deputy chairman of Siemens AG's supervisory board and dismissed the idea that he had any bearing on the suicide of the finance chief at Zurich Insurance ...
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. ...
Zurich Insurance Appoints de Swaan Chairman, Replacing Ackermann
Zurich Insurance Group AG named Tom de Swaan chairman, replacing Josef Ackermann, who stepped down after the suicide of Chief Financial Officer Pierre Wauthier. Fred Kindle, 54, chairman of Exova ...
Rain but No Damage as Gabrielle Buffets Bermuda; Humberto to Miss Land
Missing a record for being the latest first Atlantic hurricane in the satellite era by just a few hours, Hurricane Humberto developed early Wednesday, according to AIR Worldwide, which also reported ...
World Bank Insurer Posts Third Record Year on Power Projects
Political risk insurance provided by a World Bank Group agency in developing nations rose for a third straight year to a record, led by guarantees on power projects from Angola to Bangladesh. The ...