Regulation & Compliance
World Bank: Poor Countries Should Manage Risk, Expand Insurance to Grow
Developing countries should be more willing to take risks that have the potential to spur growth, the World Bank said in a report. While disregarding risk can lead to economic disaster, too much fear ...
EU-U.S. Split Over Financial Regulation As Government Shutdown Delays Trade Talks
Even before the cancellation of the latest round of EU-U.S. talks, negotiations to create the world's largest free-trade deal were getting into difficulty territory. France won a concession to leave ...
Delaware’s Corporate Courts Facing Major Turnover
Two of the most important courts for resolving U.S. business disputes, Delaware's Court of Chancery and its state Supreme Court, may be on the cusp of a dramatic turnover that could affect corporate ...
FASB to Hold Roundtable Meetings on Insurance Proposal
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) will host public roundtable meetings on its Proposed Accounting Standards Update, Insurance Contracts (Topic 834). The meetings will provide an ...
SEC Awards More Than $14M to Whistleblower
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday announced an award of more than $14 million to a whistleblower whose information led to an SEC enforcement action that recovered substantial investor ...
EU Commissioner Recommends Solvency II Delay to 2016
The European Commission has officially proposed a postponement of the January 2014 start date for the implementation of Solvency II, according to a statement from Michel Barnier, the commissioner ...
U.K. Regulators Watching Impact of Capital Influx on Insurers
British regulators are scrutinizing the impact of the wave of capital from investors such as hedge and pension funds on the insurance industry. "The availability of this additional capital inevitably ...
Government Shutdown Could Trigger Delays in Civil Cases
U.S. Justice Department lawyers from New York to San Francisco are asking judges to delay civil cases as the government partially shuts down, and in Manhattan already won a halt to litigation except ...