November 29, 2018
First the companies tapped the loan market. Not long after that, they came back for more. Corporations like Bausch Health Cos., a drugmaker, telecom provider Sprint Corp. and Applied Systems Inc., an insurance software provider, borrowed again this month after …
November 29, 2018
Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has announced that SinĂ©ad Browne will assume the role of AGCS UK CEO in addition to her responsibilities as chief regions and markets officer, subject to regulatory approval. …
November 29, 2018
Denmark’s state prosecutor has filed preliminary charges against Danske Bank for alleged violations of the country’s anti-money laundering act in relation to its Estonian branch. The country’s biggest lender was placed under investigation in August over concerns that transactions worth …
November 29, 2018
For nine months a quasi-judicial public inquiry into Australia’s financial system has heard allegations of bribery, fraud, board-level cover-up, abuse of power and the charging of fees for no service. As the inquiry nears its end, the following is a …
November 29, 2018
An inquiry that has exposed rampant greed and wrongdoing in Australia’s major banks and wealth managers wraps up this week ahead of a final report which could trigger sweeping reform of the financial sector of the world’s 12-largest economy. Dismissed …
November 29, 2018
Britain risks suffering an even bigger hit to its economy than during the global financial crisis 10 years ago if it leaves the European Union in a worst-case Brexit scenario in four months’ time, the Bank of England said on …
November 29, 2018
A North Carolina-based health provider says more than 2 million of its patients may have had personal information compromised in a data breach of billing information. News outlets report Atrium, headquartered in Charlotte, said Tuesday the hacking of billing vendor …
November 29, 2018
Five people have died in wrecks on Mississippi highways during the Thanksgiving holiday period. Mississippi Highway Patrol Capt. Johnny Poulos says that on Saturday, 61-year-old George Henyard Jr. of Morgan City, Louisiana, got his foot stuck in the tire of …
November 29, 2018
U.S. health officials said this week they plan to overhaul the nation’s decades-old system for approving most medical devices, which has long been criticized by experts for failing to catch problems with risky implants and medical instruments. The Food and …
November 29, 2018
Remember the scene in the 1989 movie When Harry Met Sally? During lunch with Harry at a deli, Sally very publicly fakes a wild orgasm. A nearby patron, when asked what she’d like to order, signals in Sally’s direction and …