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...On Tuesday, LGIM said US food retailer Kroger would be reinstated to various funds because it had improved its deforestation policies and disclosures....
...In Germany, companies such as Siemens, the industrial group, and SAP, the software company, have rolled out remote working at scale for staff....
...The V-shaped recovery in consumer spending feels too bullish in our view....
...Separately, Carlyle has hired Mark Blaufuss as an operating executive consultant for the industrial and transportation team....
...Amazon has already spoken to several insurers about the project, but talks are at an early stage. Netflixification of Trading Yes it's a real thing....
...The biggest activist fight — Nelson Peltz v Procter & Gamble — was only recently settled, two months after a shareholder vote....
...Motor insurers fit the bill and are in the midst of an upcycle for pricing....
...AIG, the insurer, also came under fire for continuing to operate a fleet of jets after receiving $180bn of bailout funds....
...Mr Yao, 45, studied industrial management and food engineering at university. His first company was a grocery chain, from which he quietly expanded into logistics, property and, eventually, insurance....
...(FT) MetLife sues the US regulators The largest US insurer by assets is challenging its designation as a systemically important financial institution, which would subject it to tougher oversight ....
...(FT) UK insurers to merge Aviva has agreed a £5.2bn takeover of Friends Life in the industry’s biggest transaction in 15 years....
...Now his operations span railways, insurers, power utilities, estate agents, industrial manufacturers, car dealerships, furniture retailers, fast food, newspapers …the list goes on as Mr Buffett refuses to...
...Retailers such as Whole Foods have used digital signs that are actually facial recognition scanners....
...Insurers Description: The long-term and illiquid nature of insurance liabilities is a good part of the reason life insurers came through the crisis unscathed....
...According to the finance minister, insurers are reluctant to renew policies until they see a comprehensive plan from the government to reduce the risk of flooding....
...But, concerned with the reputational risks that are often an issue in the country, Mr Siewert wanted reassurance that the company’s practices were appropriate....
...“Right now, keeping money pumping out there decreases risk aversion and makes people think they can buy better than they can build....
...The Congressional Oversight Panel said the US government would maintain its stake in the insurer through 2012....
...[The low level] suggests that the Vix is not fully reflecting the amount of risk in the market right now,” said Mr Golden....
...“Investors in the US are worried about the systemic risk [of a European sovereign debt default]....
...RiskMetrics Group rose 13.2 per cent to $21.09 after the risk advisory group was bought by MSCI Inc, a US investment analysis and market index company, in a $1.55bn cash and stock transaction....
...“Such expectations, combined with the return of modest inflationary pressures, are boosting the risk appetite for renminbi assets.”...
...Not only is there the regulatory risk but now there is a recovery risk, which could see investors leave the sector as the economy improves.”...
...The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.5 per cent to 9,829.87 and the Nasdaq Composite crept up 0.4 per cent to 2,146.30....
...Storebrand, a Norwegian insurer managing NKr336bn in assets, took up water risk as early as 1995 when it first established a niche environmental value fund and has been excluding high-risk companies that...
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