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German Companies Seeking to Cut Risk of Doing Business in China: Survey

Nearly half of German companies operating in China are taking measures to reduce the risk of doing business there largely due to growing geopolitical tensions, according to a new survey by the German Chamber of Commerce in China. Firms are …

Derisking Dilemma: How German Companies Are Tackling China Risk

Thomas Nuernberger is preparing for tougher times. For the past seven years, the 55-year-old has run the Chinese unit of fan and motor maker ebm-papst, and business has been good. But, as tensions simmer between Berlin and Beijing, ebm-papst is …

Aon Signs $1.3B Pension ‘De-Risking’ Deal with UK’s Pension Insurance Corp.

Pension Insurance Corp. agreed to insure 900 million pounds ($1.3 billion) of Aon Plc’s Retirement Plan in the U.K. as the world’s second-largest insurance broker seeks to reduce risk. The agreement with Aon covers the majority of the pension fund’s …

Towers Watson Predicts Moderate Global Growth, Downside Risks

Towers Watson says that overall global growth in the next three to five years will be moderate and divergent on a country basis, and risks to global growth are skewed to the downside in its report entitled “Secular Outlook 2014: …