All Regions articles – Page 54
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Online onlyBritain sets out national security strategy
UK must adapt to the changing threat of terrorism, climate change and global pandemics, says Prime Minister Gordon Brown
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Online onlyPolls open for the Corporate Hall of Shame
The Corporate Hall of Shame has opened its polls for people to select the worst corporations of 2008
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AnalysisThe lawyers are coming!
European competition authorities are cracking down hard on companies that try to compete unfairly. A dangerous new trend for businesses is the move towards more private actions for damages
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Online onlyUS representatives call for more scrutiny of foreign investors
House Financial Services Committee calls on Treasury to address sovereign wealth funds in FINSA regulations
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Hiscox launches SME partnership
New underwriting division follows Hiscox’s 2007 acquisition of Allison & Partners
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Online onlyReebok fined for importing toxic bracelets
Agrees to pay $1m civil penalty after a product recall
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Online onlyFlood tops insurance risk league table
Flooding is the biggest ‘act of nature’ risk to the UK, says research
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Online onlyAIG pays record $13.5m penalty to Pennsylvania
Penalty relates to allegations of false reporting, bid-rigging and improper commission practices
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Online onlyCAA urges regulatory reform
The economic regulator for UK airports has called for reform in the system for setting price controls at airports
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Online onlyHewitt, Enron reach $11.2m settlement
More than $11m will be restored to the settlement fund for former Enron employees who lost their pensions when the company collapsed
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Online onlyJPMorgan buys Bear Stearns for $2 a share
Fed pays $30bn to help JP Morgan complete its purchase of Bear
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Online onlyScientists simulate pandemic influenza outbreak in Chicago
Researchers say household antiviral measures and a reduction in contact between individuals could lower the spread of the disease
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Online onlyUK companies suffer most from climate change
British companies (51%) were the most likely to view extreme climatic factors as a threat to their businesses, says a study
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Online onlySocGen shareholders file lawsuit in US
The complaint alleges the bank misled investors about its exposures to the subprime mortgage market and failed to act on information about rogue trades
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Online onlyUS toughens air quality standards
EPA estimates final standards will yield health benefits of up to $19bn, costs in the region of $8bn
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Online onlyCMI predicts how the world will work in 2018
Chief executives are warned to prepare for cyber attacks and a US withdrawal from the world economy
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Online onlyRVC uses software to combat avian flu
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is using risk analysis software to prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases in animals
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Online onlyEC fines Belgian cartel over 32.7m Euros
The European Commission has fined providers of international removal services 32.7m Euros for violating the EC Treaty’s ban on cartels
