Britain’s Financial Sector Fears Damage from Brexit Lobbying Squabbles October 3, 2016 By Anjuli Davies, Huw Jones and Andrew MacAskill Large banks in Britain have clashed with other parts of the financial sector about who should be leading efforts to...
Mega Financial Fallout: Taiwan Financial Regulator Quits October 3, 2016 By Debra Mao Taiwan’s top financial regulator resigned in an effort to contain the fallout from the controversy over anti-money laundering failings at...
Powerful Hurricane Matthew Forces Evacuations in Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba October 2, 2016 By Makini Brice and Gabriel Stargardter Haiti and Jamaica urged residents in vulnerable coastal areas to evacuate, and Cuba suspended flights on Sunday as torrential rain...
Matthew Becomes Category 3 Hurricane in Central Caribbean Sea September 30, 2016 Hurricane Matthew has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale while moving west- southwestward over the...
Argo Group Names AIG’s Hernandez to Lead International Business September 30, 2016 Bermuda-based specialty insurer Argo Group International Holdings announced the appointment of Jose A. Hernandez to lead the company’s international business,...
European Union Nations Fast-Track Approval of Paris Climate Agreement September 30, 2016 By Ewa Krukowska European Union nations agreed to a fast-track ratification by the 28-member bloc of the Paris climate agreement, a step that...
Japanese Creditors Oppose Takata Seeking Bankruptcy Protection September 30, 2016 All five bidders seeking to bail out Japan’s beleaguered Takata Corp. have presented restructuring plans that require the air bag...
European Food Safety Agency to Release Data on Weedkiller Roundup September 30, 2016 By Kate Kelland and Alissa de Carbonnel Europe’s food safety watchdog will release data from some of the scientific studies it reviewed in its assessment of glyphosate,...
Saudi Arabia Greets 9/11 Lawsuit Bill with Public Silence, Private Bristling September 30, 2016 By Katie Paul and Hadeel Al Sayegh A U.S. law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia over the Sept. 11 attacks met a stony silence from Riyadh on...
Typhoon Meranti Insured Losses in China Could Top $1 Billion: AIR Worldwide September 29, 2016 Insured losses on mainland China from September’s Typhoon Meranti are expected to fall between $650 million (CNY 4.3 billion) and...