AIG

The $40 billion gift that Wall Street doesn't deserve

07/16/19

Attempts to roll back a safeguard on derivatives would give megabanks a $40 billion windfall, putting taxpayers on the hook.

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Dodd-Frank oversight council wants to make it harder to designate nonbanks

03/06/19

The revisions would emphasize activities-based regulation over labeling individual firms as systemically risky.

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Reg changes drive Chemical-TCF union; Fed seeks stress-test input

01/29/19

Last year’s Dodd-Frank rollback facilitated the Chemical-TCF deal; the Fed is holding a conference this summer to discuss possible changes to the tests.

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Fed approves proposal to relax bank regs; AIG losses continue

11/01/18

Regional lenders would be subject to less regulation while the biggest banks would see no change; the insurance giant got hit with claims from several large natural catastrophes.

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Solomon forms his team; AIG not dazzling investors

09/14/18

Goldman’s next CEO names a new president and replaces the CFO; insurance giant shares remain at a 25% discount to book value.

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AIG profit dips on restructuring charge; RBS to resume dividends

08/03/18

The charge calls into question the speed of the turnaround under CEO Brian Duperreault; the payout will be the Scottish bank’s first since the financial crisis.

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AIG earnings decline; Goldman to open bitcoin trading unit

05/03/18

MetLife and Prudential exceed expectations; cybercurrency desk will trade contracts linked to the digital currency’s value.

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What’s SoftBank up to?; AIG’s bad earnings

02/09/18

Analysts are wondering what the big Japanese technology fund plans to do with its proposed stake in Swiss Re; the insurer takes a onetime $6.7 billion loss due to tax reform.

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JPM launches major expansion; AIG buys Bermuda insurer

01/23/18

Bank will add 400 branches and boost mortgage lending; the company attempts first acquisition since it nearly failed during the financial crisis.

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As FSOC rethinks SIFIs, will any nonbanks remain on the list?

12/28/17

The Trump administration's Financial Stability Oversight Council is likely to remove the systemically important financial institution label for the remaining nonbanks on the list, but it might consider adding other firms such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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