October 5, 2010
AIA Group Ltd, which aims to raise about $15 billion through a Hong Kong listing, flagged a series of business risks including the collapsed bid from Prudential Plc as it launched the share offering on Tuesday. AIA, the Asian life …
October 4, 2010
American International Group Inc received a $1 billion commitment from Kuwait Investment Authority for the IPO of its Asian unit, the first major investment inked before the mega offering’s roughly $15 billion launch. KIA, the country’s sovereign wealth fund, is …
September 30, 2010
Peter Niven, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry, recently joined the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Nick Anstee, for a trip to Beijing and Shanghai. “The trip included meeting …
September 30, 2010
American International Group Inc. laid out a plan Thursday that sets the insurer on an accelerated path for payback of bailout money, but it also increases the risk for the U.S. government. The plan, which comes a little over two …
September 27, 2010
American International Group Inc. and the U.S. government are moving closer to a deal on how the Treasury Department would exit its investment in the bailed-out insurer, sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday. The situation, however, is still …
September 21, 2010
China, India and Indonesia are likely to face much higher losses from natural disasters in coming decades as their economies grow faster than their capacity for disaster prevention and relief, a new report has forecast. That means more foreign investment …
September 21, 2010
American International Group Inc inched closer in its ambitious plan to list its Asian life insurance business, AIA Group Ltd, after securing approval from the Hong Kong stock exchange, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters Tuesday. AIA’s …
September 21, 2010
Intended buyers of insurer American International Group’s Taiwan unit have ended their purchase agreement after Taiwan’s regulators opposed the deal [See IJ web site – . https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2010/09/02/112961.htm ]. China Strategic Holdings said in a statement late on Monday that it …
September 20, 2010
American International Group Inc. plans to list its Asian life insurance unit, AIA Group Ltd., on Oct. 29, aiming to raise about $15 billion in Hong Kong, sources familiar with the deal said on Monday. AIG, which is nearly 80 …
September 15, 2010
American International Group Inc.’s talks with the U.S. Treasury Department over repayment of bailout funds have advanced past initial discussions, a source familiar with the matter said. A possible conversion of the Treasury’s $49 billion preferred stake in AIG into …