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Pension Funds Join Together To Invest In Fledgling Asset Class: Farmland
Major asset managers, cowed by the cost, the risk and the controversy involved in investing in farmland, are joining forces to increase investment in the historically under-capitalized sector. In one ...SCOR 2012 Net Income Jumps 27%
Paris-based SCOR reported net income of EUR 418 million ($545 million), representing an increase of 26.7 percent over the 2011 result, which was EUR 330 million ($430 million). The company said that ...
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American Safety 4Q Damaged By Reserve Charges, Sandy
American Safety Insurance Holdings' fourth-quarter 2012 results suffered more from a reserve charge than Superstorm Sandy losses, but both combined to put red ink on the bottom line. Still, while the ...
Small Businesses Hit With Data Breach Often Fail to Notify Customers: Survey
While more than half the U.S. small businesses experienced at least one data breach, just one-third of those firms notified individuals that their personal information had been compromised, a new ...EU Fines Microsoft $731M
The European Union fined Microsoft Corp 561 million euros ($731 million) on Wednesday for failing to offer users a choice of web browser, an unprecedented sanction that will act as a warning to other ...U.S. Scientists Report 2012 Surge In CO2 Levels
The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air jumped dramatically in 2012, making it very unlikely that global warming can be limited to another 2 degrees (1.2 C) as many global leaders have ...
Ex-DEP Boss: Buy Out Flood-Prone NJ Homes
As lawmakers consider a package of bills to help the state recover from Superstorm Sandy, a former state environmental protection commissioner says the storm provided a golden opportunity to buy out ...