All Governance articles – Page 30
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Advice to combat bribery risk
In light of FSA’s record fine against Aon, Robertson & Co. issued advice to other companies
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AnalysisRisk governance is the way forward
For risk management to work it needs to be focused strategically and not ignored as a back office function, say the authors of Global Risks 2009
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Online onlyCommission begins legal action against S&P
Claims the rating agency may have abused its monopoly of financial market data
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Online onlyUS regulators charge two traders with fraud
Two men were arrested for allegedly defrauding investors of $15m
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AnalysisAon’s bribery fine is a major milestone
But UK authorities have a long way to go to match their US counterparts
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Online onlyUS pension plan deficit hits record $409bn
At the end of last year estimated pension plan assets declined to $1.2 trillion compared with liabilities of $1.6 trillion
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Q4 worst quarter for dividends since 1950s
More public companies decreased their dividends
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AIG’s auto unit ‘extremely attractive’
The rebranded auto insurance unit could be among the easiest to sell, said Bloomberg
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AnalysisWhatever happened to Wall Street?
Problems in the financial services sector are not just the result of a lack of oversight
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Online onlyCrisis won’t be over before 2010: Survey
Risk experts expect the worst effects of the credit crisis to drag on into next year
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AnalysisThe year ahead
Resource shortages and the impact of the financial crisis are likely to be the big risks in 2009, says Control Risks
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Online onlyUS P&C income declines 92%
Deteriorating underwriting and investment results hit the industry hard
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Online onlyLawsuit seeks to stop AIG bailout
A Christian rights group claimed the US Treasury's support of AIG is anti-American
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Online onlyMadoff fraud will have huge impact on insurers
Investors in Madoff’s funds will inevitably face action from disgruntled clients, says JLT
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Online onlySiemens AG fined $1.6bn for foreign bribery
The company along with three subsidiaries pleads guilty to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations
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Online onlyLending markets are healthy: Celent
Popular beliefs about the credit crisis, like that bank lending has frozen solid, are incorrect, according to new analysis
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Online onlyRegulation essential for economic recovery
Environmental coalition says the challenges posed by sustainability require a rapid transition to a green economy
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CEA calls for constructive discussions on Solvency II
Also expresses disappointment at decision of European finance ministers in Brussels
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Online onlyChevron cleared of human rights abuses in Nigeria
But activists hailed the case a victory in corporate accountability
