The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday issued additional guidance for banks considering activities involving cryptocurrencies, emphasizing that firms must notify the Fed beforehand and make sure whatever they do is legally permitted. The Fed said in a statement that while …
Plaintiffs are decrying potential delays involved in law firms ditching sanctioned clients mid-litigation Leaving clients in court is ultimately up to a judge, and timing matters Several major law firms have said they will stop working for sanctioned Russian companies …
Zurich is now working with Zurich Agency Services, Inc., to expand its community banks offering additional agents and brokers. As part of this effort, Zurich worked with ZAS, formerly Universal Underwriters Insurance Services, Inc., to develop an online portal that …
While banks appear to be brushing off record fines for rigging interbank interest rates, investors are starting to worry about a rising tide of civil lawsuits from disgruntled customers. UBS shares touched 18 month highs after U.S., Swiss and British …
The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has launched a new endorsement to help protect community banks from a more than three-fold increase in fraudulent online commercial transactions. The new endorsement to the ForeFront Security by Chubb Community Bank Bond expands …
Britain’s government needs to limit compensation paid to customers mis-sold loan insurance, John Cridland, director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, wrote in the Times on Monday. The head of Britain’s biggest business lobby group wants the government to introduce …
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday urged the United States to quickly reach an agreement on a permanent fix to avoid automatic tax hikes and spending cuts early next year, saying a stop-gap solution could be harmful to the global …
Bank holding companies (BHCs) set new records in insurance brokerage fee income in the second quarter and year-to-date (YTD) in the first half of 2012. According to the Michael White-Prudential Bank Insurance Fee Income Report, bank holding company insurance brokerage …
Barclays’ new chief executive set the course firmly towards retail banking on Tuesday with his first deal since replacing Bob Diamond – the takeover of ING’s British savings and loan business and its 1.5 million customers. Antony Jenkins, previously head …
A financial services industry group warned U.S. banks, brokerages and insurers on Wednesday to be on heightened alert for cyber attacks after Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase experienced unexplained outages on their public websites. The Financial Services Information Sharing …
