All Financial Servcies articles – Page 25
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Online onlyInsurers may not be preparing for Solvency II: Survey
Only one third of respondents said they would undertake advanced recalculation in line with QIS4, said Watson Wyatt
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Online onlyExporter sentenced for $10m fraud scheme
A former export company owner has received 37 months imprisonment for a $10m fraud scheme against a US bank
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Online onlyMost ‘ethical’ investments are mainstream
A study looking at the holdings of ethical and socially responsibly investment funds shows very few invest much in tackling climate change
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Online onlyDutch bank lists emissions of its funds
ASN Bank has published information on the carbon efficiency of its equity funds
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Online onlyLiabilities to increase as credit crunch bites: Lloyd’s
Levene maintains that subprime claims are still "within expectations"
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Online onlyMore companies offload pension risk
The amount that companies offloaded to insurers has increased seven-fold
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Online onlyPartnership boosts carbon analysis
Researchers have partnered to provide asset managers with enhanced analysis of the carbon performance of portfolios
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FeaturesMore than money?
Fraudsters may not be motivated by personal gain alone, say Julian Parker and Ed Wilding. Can offender profiling help to spot them?
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Online onlySEC nabs short-seller for market abuse
The US regulator has charged a Wall Street trader with spreading false rumours about Blackstone’s acquisition of ADS
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Online onlyOC insurance agent defrauds businesses of $2.5m
A Californian insurance agent is accused of defrauding 18 businesses in Newport Beach, California
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Online onlyBusinesses blind to risk: IBM
Almost 80% of respondents said risk appetite is incorporated into decision-making only after decisions have already been taken
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Online onlyIMF announces reforms to tackle economic crisis
Also issues global economic risk outlook
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Online onlySubprime D&O/E&O claims could reach $4bn: Fitch
Litigation stemming from subprime exposure could result in D&O and E&O insurance claims reaching $3bn to $4bn
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Online onlyCountries stay open to investments by SWFs
Countries are open to investment from sovereign wealth funds provided they invest for commercial not political ends, according to the OECD
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AnalysisRipples spread from the subprime crisis
Large multinational firms are at risk of an increased threat of claims as a result of rising volatility in the financial markets
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FeaturesIn the wake of SocGen
Yet another financial scandal has highlighted the weaknesses of some organisations’ internal control. Are companies failing to learn lessons from the past? Or has the operating environment changed so much that it is making these lessons irrelevant?
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FeaturesPerspective on financial terrorism and insurance
With thousands of properties spread across the globe, HSBC has a significant exposure to terrorism and experience of damage to its City of London offices from an Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb in 1993. By Peter Walker
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Online onlyCongressman Calls for Changes in Financial Services Regulation
US Congressman Barney Frank calls for new policies to help stabilize the housing market and address the current economic downturn
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Online onlyUK business foresees 'bumpier ride': CBI
CBI downgrades 2009 economic growth to 1.7%, consumption is forecast to slow to just 1.6% this year
