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AIA to list, names new chief

PRESS RELEASES  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
American International Group (AIG) pushes ahead with the IPO of its Asian life subsidiary, American International Assurance (AIA), and names a former Prudential chief executive as the division's new head. AIA will list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ...

US pension funds get $800m from class action

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Three Ohio pension funds have won a $840 million settlement from AIG after the insurer agreed to settle claims of accounting violations and stock price manipulation, in the tenth-largest securities class action settlement in U.S. history. Ohio Attorney ...

Prudential scraps AIG deal

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
Prudential has confirmed its agreement with AIG to buy its Asian assets is over. According to a statement, the Prudential board said it would not put any resolutions to the court or at the shareholder meeting convened for 7 June. In addition, the board ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... in its spot price for the metal. But Prudential rose 1.9 per cent on news that the British insurer had axed its takeover of AIG's Asian unit, AIA, following a shareholder revolt over the proposed deal. The Hang Seng Index dropped 25.15 points, or 0.13 ...

Prudential halts AIA talks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010

America's Eyjafjallajokull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... regulators are considering whether to launch investigations of their own." In a separate report, the Financial Times printed that AIG may sue Goldman over its losses on insurance deals tied to mortgage-backed securities. AIG's loss is reportedly around ...

Investec gains $45m from instos for aircrafts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... operating leasing portfolio from the International Lease Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of the American International Group (AIG). Macquarie Bank Limited agreed to buy 47 aircrafts for more than $1.6 billion and was funded using cash reserves.

ING boosts life risk team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... at ING Australia. Gourlie has over 26 years underwriting experience and his most recent roles were head underwriter for AIA/AIG Life Australia, and underwriting manager for Victoria/Tasmania, ING Australia. The national underwriting manager is a new ...

MetLife Australia names new chief

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... Australian Walkabout Wildlife Park. In a separate development, Metlife is to buy one of American International Group, Inc.'s (AIG) international subsidiaries, American Life Insurance Company (ALICO), for approximately US$15.5 billion. ALICO does not ...

Instos lobby for Main Street

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... SEC chairman who introduced reforms 20 years ago said: "Do remember that a common element in the failure of Lehman Brothers, AIG, Fannie Mae, and other firms was that their boards of directors did not control excessive risk-taking, did not prevent compensation ...