Brokers Report Keen Direct Line Interest; But Some Investors Wary October 2, 2012 By Matt Scuffham and Myles Neligan Stockbrokers involved in the planned stock market listing of British insurer Direct Line reported good interest from private investors in...
Blackstone Backs ex-AIA Chief in ING Asia Sale Race: Source July 12, 2012 By Denny Thomas and Greg Roumeliotis Global private equity fund Blackstone Group LP is backing Mark Wilson, the former chief of AIA Group Ltd, in the...
Facebook Fiasco, ‘Blank Check’ Companies Disrupt IPO Insurance Market June 21, 2012 By Amy O'Connor The Facebook initial public offering (IPO) fallout is just getting started, but its effects are already being felt in the...
Facebook, Banks Sued Over Pre-IPO Analyst Calls May 23, 2012 Facebook Inc. and banks including Morgan Stanley were sued by the social networking leader’s shareholders, who claimed the defendants hid...
Willis’ DARCstar D&O Program Marks First Year with New Offerings May 18, 2012 To mark the anniversary, May 18, 2012, of its DARCstar Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance coverage, Willis Group Holdings has...
AIG’s Plane Leasing Unit ILFC Files for Initial Public Offering September 6, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz and Tanya Agrawal AIG’s aircraft leasing unit, International Lease Finance Corp., filed for an initial public offering Friday despite deep uncertainty in equity...
Sources Say New China Life Files for up to $4 Billion IPO August 11, 2011 By Elzio Barreto New China Life, the country’s third-largest life insurer, has filed an application to list in a dual Hong Kong and...
ING Wavers on Insurance IPO Plan August 4, 2011 By Gilbert Kreijger ING will not be launching a stock market flotation for its insurance operations any time soon and trade buyers are...
China’s People Insurance Group Plans $5 Billion IPO July 18, 2011 State-owned People’s Insurance Company of China Group (PICC), one of the country’s largest insurers, plans to raise $5 billion to...