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Gates, Buffett Top Forbes Rich List Again as Young Wealthy Play Catch Up
The richest 400 Americans are significantly richer in 2013 than they were last year and younger Americans are accumulating wealth at a faster clip than their baby boomer counterparts, according to ...
Loeb Reinsurer Faced SEC Push to Improve Investment Disclosure
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pushed a reinsurer co-founded by billionaire hedge fund manager Dan Loeb to provide more information about investments ahead of last month's initial public ...
Present Day Impact of Great New England Hurricane: Karen Clark & Co.
The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 would cost insurers $35 billion if it happened today, according to a report released by catastrophe risk experts Karen Clark & Co. (KCC) on the 75th ...
Financial Stability Board’s Report Misses the Mark: PCI Executive Perspective
In the United States, football season has just arrived. In Europe, football season has been underway since August. While both are sports and both sports are called "football," they couldn't be more ...
Twitter’s ‘Secret’ IPO Reignites JOBS Act Debate
Twitter's use of a confidential initial public offering filing has reignited a debate about a 2012 U.S. law that critics say denies investors time to digest a company's financial information and ...
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 ...
New York Financial Services Regulator Probes PwC In Independence Probe
New York state's banking regulator subpoenaed PricewaterhouseCoopers and Promontory Financial Group as part of an effort to reform the consulting industry, according to people familiar with the ...
Fire Sweeps Through New Jersey Shore Boardwalk Rebuilt After Sandy
A wind-driven blaze consumed a New Jersey Shore boardwalk and amusements freshly rebuilt after Hurricane Sandy, destroying dozens of businesses. The fire swept through at least six blocks of Seaside ...