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AIG

American International Group, Inc. () or AIG is an American multinational insurance corporation. Its corporate headquarters is reported as 180 Maiden Lane in New York City.

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Industry

  • Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance
  • Property and Casualty Insurance
  • Financial Services

Date Founded

  • 1919

Founders

  • Cornelius Vander Starr
Asia's Richest Man Li Ka-Shing Promises Older Son Listed Empire; Cash To Younger Son

Asia's richest man laid out his succession plans Friday, putting his older son at the helm of his business empire and promising his younger son funding to embark on new investments.

Li, the 83-year-old owner of Hong Kong's biggest supermarket chain and with assets globally in telecom, oil and real estate, remains actively involved in the operations of his flagship blue-chip companies. On Friday he said he had no plans to retire anytime soon, but sought to put to rest frequent media speculation in the city on the future of his multi-billion dollar companies. His net worth was estimated at US$25.5 billion, according to Forbes Magazine, making him the world's ninth richest person.The tycoon, well-respected locally for his business acumen and whose views on the Hong Kong economy are closely followed by retail stock investors, said he is making the succession arrangements so the brothers "wouldn't have conflict" over his business interests."Victor will manage the Cheung Kong Group assets," L...

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    The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday it postponed a planned auction of $1.67 billion in complex mortgage-linked bonds from the bailout of American Inte...

  2. New York Fed Postpones $1.67 Billion Maiden Lane III CDO Sale

    The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Thursday said it postponed a planned auction of $1.67 billion of mortgage collateralized debt obligations from its Maiden Lan...

  3. AIG To Sell Its Shares In AIA Group When Lock-Up Expires In September -Reuters

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  8. JP Morgan's Dimon: Hedge 'Should Never Have Happened'

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  9. Cornering the Market on Absurdities

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    J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Chief Executive James Dimon told shareholders Tuesday the trades that led to $2 billion in losses at the bank were "flawed, complex, po...

  11. What to Know When Investing in Frontier Markets

    Investors who aren't content with opportunities in emerging markets are now turning to "emerging emerging markets," known as frontier markets.Frontier markets, which...

  12. New York Fed To Sell Eight More Maiden Lane III Bonds In May

    The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Friday said it asked Wall Street dealers to bid on eight complex mortgage assets with face value of about $2.4 billion this m...

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  3. Housing Recovery in Sight?

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  4. Credit Suisse Wins Latest NY Fed Maiden Lane CDO Auction

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  5. Modest Start For Corporate Bond Issuance; Sentiment Improves

    Corporate bonds underwent a decent rebound Monday after a market rout in the prior week.New issuance remained tepid, but two high-grade companies saw fit to borrow a...

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  7. Former AIG CEO on Increased Bank Regulations, Facebook

    Former AIG CEO Hank Greenberg on efforts to increase regulations on the financial sector, particularly after J.P. Morgan’s losses.

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