NEW YORK, MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced today that it originated $3.6 billion in agricultural loans in 2014 through its Agricultural Investments Department, an increase of 9 percent year-over-year. MetLife is one of the largest agricultural mortgage lenders in North America. “MetLife continued to strengthen its position as a leader in the agricultural lending industry […]
Key Points • From April 2014 to January 2015, public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks (PSNB ex) was £74.0 billion; a decrease of £6.0 billion compared with the same period in 2013/14. • In January 2015, PSNB ex was -£8.8 billion (a surplus); an increased surplus of £2.3 billion compared with January 2014. […]
Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity (MSPE) today announced the completion of the sale of its majority interest in EmployBridge, a leading provider of specialty staffing services, to The Select Family of Staffing Companies, a national provider of workforce management services, for approximately $410 million. MSPE and Constitution Capital acquired EmployBridge for $165 million in May […]
NEW YORK- American International Group, Inc.’s (AIG) Commercial Insurance division today announced the introduction of Celebrity Product RecallResponse®, a new insurance product designed to help customers respond to risks from a celebrity endorser’s public fall from grace, scandal, or unexpected death. Provided through AIG’s Lexington Insurance Company, the largest domestic excess and surplus lines carrier […]
Seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 0.3% in the euro area1 (EA18) and by 0.4% in the EU281 during the fourth quarter of 2014, compared with the previous quarter, according to flash estimates2 published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the third quarter of 2014, GDP grew by 0.2% in the euro […]
Merrill Lynch and the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology today announced a ground-breaking training program designed to help Merrill Lynch financial advisors and retirement specialists better understand and address the evolving needs of the nation’s aging population and their families. The new Merrill Lynch Longevity Training Program offers insights into the […]
WASHINGTON – The Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) today announced that it voted to adopt certain changes and formalize certain practices relating to its process for reviewing nonbank financial companies for potential designation. The Council’s designation authority under Title I of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act enables the Council to identify […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Department of Education will continue working with tax preparers during the 2015 tax filing season to increase federal student loan borrowers’ awareness of income-driven repayment plans. This year, two of the largest tax preparers in the country, H&R Block and Intuit, Inc. are using their online […]
ECB’s Governing Council lifts current waiver of minimum credit rating requirements for marketable instruments issued or guaranteed by the Hellenic Republic Suspension is in line with existing Eurosystem rules, since it is currently not possible to assume a successful conclusion of the programme review Suspension has no impact on counterparty status of Greek financial institutions […]
When the President took office in 2009, financial markets were in a tailspin. The crisis left millions of Americans unemployed and resulted in trillions in lost wealth. America’s broken regulatory system was the principal cause of that crisis. To ensure financial stability for Americans and businesses, the President fought to reform Wall Street, ultimately signing […]
