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Citi’s CEO Fraser Wary of Insurance Giants’ Role in Private Credit

Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser warned that there’s a risk to the growing number of insurers piling funds into direct lending opportunities. It’s one of many risks tied to the rise of the private credit industry that Fraser’s …

UK Firms Told to ‘Urgently Review’ Green Claims Amid Crackdown

Firms operating in the UK are being advised to go through any products and services around which some sort of sustainability claim has been made, to ensure they’re not in the crosshairs of a regulatory crackdown that’s due to take …

Private Credit Is Top Choice for Insurers Managing $13 Trillion

For the first time, a fixed-income sector — private credit — topped the list of favored assets in Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s annual survey of global insurance companies. Of the 359 executives polled, 53% ranked private credit among the top …

Generali Completes Purchase of Conning and Affiliates From Cathay Life

Generali announced it has completed the acquisition of Conning Holdings Ltd. (CHL) and Conning affiliates from Cathay Life, a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Cathay Financial Holdings. The deal, which was first announced on July 6, 2023, has been structured as an …

Asset-Backed Securities Face New Risks From US Court Decision

A federal court decision has raised new legal risks for a corner of Wall Street that bundles consumer loans into asset-backed securities. A US appeals court last week for the first time upheld the power of the Consumer Financial Protection …

China Scrutinizes PwC Role in $78 Billion Evergrande Fraud Case

Chinese authorities are examining the role of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in China Evergrande Group’s accounting practices after the developer was accused of a $78 billion fraud, ramping up pressure on the global accounting giant that audited a slew of developers before …

China Evergrande’s Alleged $78 Billion Fraud Is Among World’s Worst

China Evergrande Group’s alleged $78 billion revenue overstatement escalates the legal peril of founder Hui Ka Yan, who now stands at the center of one of the biggest financial fraud cases in history. The nation’s top securities regulator said the …

Bank of England Builds ‘Proactive Case’ to Regulate Non-Bank Sector

Regulators need broader oversight of financial firms to prevent a crisis in the vast non-bank sector turning into a credit crunch and wreaking havoc on the economy, Britain’s central bank said on Monday. The Bank of England was forced to …

Global Regulators to Tackle Hidden Leverage Across ‘Shadow Banking’ Sector

Tackling hidden leverage across the multi-trillion dollar “shadow banking” sector is next year’s priority, global financial regulators said on Wednesday, but the challenge of accessing data could hamper the process. The G20’s Financial Stability Board (FSB) and IOSCO, a global …

Korea Sees Risks to Financial Services Firms From Overseas Property Bets

Some South Korean financial institutions may be at risk if bets on overseas property sour, the regulator warned, emphasizing that the likelihood of systemic stress is low. “For companies with large overseas real estate exposures, prudential concerns may emerge individually,” …