Samantha Barrass to be Financial Markets Authority chief executive
SUPPLIEDSamantha Barrass will be the next chief executive of the Financial Markets Authority Te Mana TÄtai Hokohoko.New Zealand’s financial watchdog has hired ex-pat Kiwi Samantha Barrass to be its chief...
Biden Tells Insurance Companies to Cover Ida Damages, Says ‘Don’t Hide Behind Fine Print’
President Joe Biden has told insurance companies dealing with Louisiana property owners not to "hide behind the fine print and technicality" when it comes to paying people what they're owed...
Insurance Companies Increasingly Drop Homes Throughout San Diego County As Fire Risks Rise
Listen to the Podcast Episode The threat of wildfire is increasingly leading insurers to drop the policies of San Diego homeowners, a trend most prominent in the county’s rural areas...
Account Aggregators: New framework to access, share financial data
On September 2 eight of India’s major banks — State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, IDFC First Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank and Federal Bank...
Auto insurance shopping surges as younger generations return to work
In the second quarter of 2021, auto insurance shopping increased among younger generations who are reentering the workforce amid a recovering U.S. economy. (iStock) The rate of auto insurance shopping...
Israel’s fintech community readies for ‘dramatic’ changes in banking sector
Israel’s fintech (financial tech) ecosystem has been readying for potentially “dramatic” banking reforms that will pave the way for more competitive rates and new financial services for customers. The proposed...
Securian Financial acquires Armour Group
Securian Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Securian Financial Group, has today announced its acquisition of Armour Group Inc., marking its third Canadian acquisition in five years. Based in London, Ontario,...
Going Dutch: Amsterdam’s rise as Europe’s next financial centre
  Author: Alex Katsomitros, Features Writer September 6, 2021 When Brexit came one step closer to becoming a reality in 2018, Tradeweb was left with few options other than expanding...
California homeowners struggle to get wildfire insurance amid active season
FOX Business' Connell McShane reports from Morrison, CO amid a series of wildfires plaguing western states. It's a story told increasingly frequently over the last couple of years: California homeowners...
Crypto, Robinhood and SPACs: Securities Market Hybrids in the Covid Pandemic Era
Text size OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images About the author: Stephen Deane, a chartered financial analyst, is senior director, legislative and regulatory outreach, at the CFA Institute. He joined the institute after...
Insurance providers will no longer waive all costs associated with COVID-19 treatments
Infectious disease expert Dr. Amesh Adalja joins 'Kennedy' to discuss the need for people who recovered from COVID-19 to get vaccinated The majority of private health insurance companies have stopped...