Bank of England’s Carney Warns Investors to Get Serious About Climate Change February 27, 2020 By Alastair Marsh and Jill Ward In a world facing a climate crisis, investors need to start taking account of carbon emissions and rising temperatures in...
Most UK Insurers, Banks Unprepared for Risks of Climate Change January 31, 2020 By Alastair Marsh The Bank of England faces an uphill climb to get the finance industry ready for one of its biggest threats:...
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Gets Pushback from Global Financial Watchdogs June 24, 2019 By Alastair Marsh Facebook Inc. was hours away from the formal announcement of its ambitious foray into financial services, but French Finance Minister...
Generali Hires Ex-Morgan Stanley Credit-Trading Head Khazen September 3, 2015 By Alastair Marsh Assicurazioni Generali SpA hired Anna Khazen as head of investments for its asset-management unit. Khazen will cover all asset classes...
EU Close to Easing Solvency II Capital Rules to Lure Asset-Backed Debt Buyers August 18, 2015 By Alastair Marsh and Boris Groendahl The European Union’s plan to revive the asset-backed securities market may heed industry concerns by broadening the range of products...
Europe’s ABS Market Promotion Hinges on Easing Insurers’ Capital Requirements August 6, 2015 By Alastair Marsh and John Glover Europe’s push to promote asset-backed securities (ABS) hinges on persuading insurers to buy the debt by easing capital requirements, investors...
AXA Sells $474 Million in Cat Bonds against Europe Storm Damage October 16, 2013 By Alastair Marsh AXA SA said it sold catastrophe bonds designed to protect insurers from payouts on storm damage, in the biggest transaction...