Regulation & Compliance
China’s New Insurance/Banking Head Known for ‘Regulatory Firestorm’
Chinese financial heavyweight Guo Shuqing has been appointed head of the country's newly merged regulator for the banking and insurance sectors, Financial News, the official newspaper of the central ...
Former FIO Director McRaith Takes Private-Sector Position With Blackstone
Michael McRaith, the former director of the Federal Insurance Office, has joined up with global investment firm Blackstone. McRaith will be managing director of the newly formed Blackstone Insurance ...
Without Consumer Trust, Insurers Could Lose Out to Tech Companies
A future in which technology companies have access to online consumer data and data from the Internet of Things while insurers are shut out could emerge if insurers don't earn the trust of consumers. ...
Growth of Crypto-Assets Could Cripple Financial System Stability: BOE’s Carney
The rapid evolution of crypto-assets such as Bitcoin may one day make them a threat to the financial system, Mark Carney, chairman of the Financial Stability Board, said in a letter to Group of 20 ...
China Will Merge Its Insurance, Banking Agencies in Big Regulatory Revamp
China is merging its banking and insurance regulators, giving new powers to policymaking bodies such as the central bank and creating new ministries in the biggest government shake-up in years. The ...
AXA’s $15.3B Deal to Buy XL Group Leads to S&P CreditWatch Negative Status
Standard & Poor's placed France's AXA on CreditWatch with negative implications over its planned $15.3 billion purchase of XL Group Ltd. The ratings agency said it is worried about what the ...
Drones Might Require Anti-Hacking Protection in Europe
Europe's aviation safety authority has proposed anti-hacking measures and geo-awareness technology for small drones to avoid collisions with aircraft or people, taking an important step toward ...
Bank of England Will Stay Vigilant in Enforcing EU Insurance Rules
The Bank of England will not "go soft" on enforcing European Union capital rules for insurers, although it will look at ways to make it easier for new entrants to boost competition in the industry, ...