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AIG, GE Capital Accept Systemically Important Designations

American International Group Inc. and General Electric Co.’s finance unit were designated systemically important by U.S. regulators, a ruling the companies had already agreed to accept. The vote by the Financial Stability Oversight Council subjects AIG and GE Capital to …

Prudential Will Appeal SIFI Designation; AIG, GE Will Not

Prudential Financial Inc., the No. 2 U.S. life insurer, is contesting a U.S. finding that it poses a potential risk to the financial system, becoming the first company to challenge the label that brings additional oversight. Prudential requested a hearing …

Insurers, State Regulators Try to Block Bank-Like Rules by Federal Reserve

MetLife Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. have been joined by state regulators challenging the Federal Reserve on how to oversee the biggest insurers under the Dodd-Frank law. The insurers and watchdogs are pressuring the Fed to avoid bank-like capital rules …

AIG CEO Comments on ILFC Sale, ‘Systemically Important’ Classification

American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche raised doubt about whether the company will complete a sale of its plane-leasing unit to a Chinese investor group by a deadline this month. “June 14, we have to make a …

Council Proposes AIG, Prudential, GE Capital as Systemically Important, Due Extra Scrutiny

U.S. regulators on Monday proposed designating American International Group Inc., Prudential Financial Inc. and GE Capital for heightened regulatory oversight, in a long-anticipated move aimed at cracking down on risks to markets. A group of regulators known as the Financial …

Financial Oversight Panel Eyes Prudential As ‘Systemically Important’

The new U.S. risk council has moved closer to deciding whether Prudential Financial is “systemically important,” a Prudential spokesman said on Friday, a tag that would translate into greater regulatory scrutiny for the second-largest U.S. life insurer. The 2010 Dodd-Frank …

AIG Targeted as Likely ‘Systemically Important’ Financial Firm

Insurance giant American International Group Inc. said that it has received a notice from the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) that it is under consideration as a “systemically important financial institution” pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform act. The …

Dodd-Frank Council to Proceed with Picking ‘Systemic’ Nonbank Firms

The Financial Stability Oversight Council voted to move a group of non-banking financial companies forward in a process that will determine whether they are so big their failure would destabilize the economy, a Treasury Department spokesman said on Friday. During …

Moody’s Reports on Proposed Systemic Risk Rules for Insurers

A key ratings agency says that recently proposed guidelines for identifying which insurers would qualify as systemic risks represent an important first step in improved federal regulation of financial institutions. The proposed guidelines from the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), …